Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish an upper limit on the age of eligibility for service as President, Vice President, or Member of Congress.

Bill: 118-hjres-87
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2023-09-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p>This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the election as President, Vice President, Senator, or Representative in Congress of a person who, during their term, will be 75 years of age or older.</p></body></html>

tv_txt: IA 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 87 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 5, 2023 Mr. James submitted 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 to establish an upper limit on the age of eligibility for service as President, Vice President, or Member of Congress.

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: — 1. No person may be elected to a term as President, Vice President, Senator, or Representatives in Congress if at any time during the term the person will be 75 years of age or older. 2. No term or other period beginning before the date of the ratification of this article shall be taken into account in determining eligibility for service, election, or appointment under this article. .