Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve.

Bill: 113-hjres-45
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2013-05-14
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections

Constitution and constitutional amendments

House of Representatives

Members of Congress

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress by law to limit the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve.</p>

tv_txt: IA 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 45 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2013 Mr. Bridenstine (for himself and Mr. O’Rourke ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — Congress may by law limit the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve. .