US HJR14 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to four terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. Terms beginning before ratification of this article do not count towards term limits.
Title
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to four in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate.
Sponsors
| Rep. Trey Hollingsworth [R-IN] | Rep. Mike Garcia [R-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HJR20 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR1 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR29 (Related) 2019-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR1 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR29 (Related) 2019-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
Congress
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/14/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hjres14/BILLS-116hjres14ih.pdf |
