US HJR17 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.

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Title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-11HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-01-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-04HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HJR6 (Related) 2017-01-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR13 (Related) 2017-01-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR20 (Related) 2017-01-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR101 (Related) 2017-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
SJR2 (Related) 2017-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR51 (Related) 2017-12-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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