U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HJR12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Status: In committee, January 6, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 6, 2025:
IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 12 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2025 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Allen , Ms. Mace , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Self , Mr. Rulli , Mr. Crank , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Evans of Colorado , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Landsman , Mr. Perry , Mr. Taylor , Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina , Mr. Bean of Florida , Ms. Perez , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Moran , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Roy , Mr. Strong , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Barrett ) 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 limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. SECTION 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: -- SECTION 1. No person who has …
Sponsors
- Ralph Norman (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Rick Allen (R, HD-012)
- Nancy Mace (R, HD-001)
- Josh Brecheen (R)
- Keith Self (R, HD-003)
- Michael Rulli (R, HD-006)
- Jeff Crank (R, HD-005)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
- Michelle Fischbach (R, HD-007)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Warren Davidson (R, HD-008)
- Greg Landsman (D, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Congressional elections, House of Representatives, Members of Congress, Senate, Constitution and constitutional amendments, Congress
Common questions
- What is HJR12?
- HJR12 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- What is the status of HJR12?
- In committee as of January 6, 2025. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (January 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR12?
- Ralph Norman (R, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR12?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-jres/12
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