HJRES120Referred to Committee

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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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-11
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HJRES
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Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
Democrat · RI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (589 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-09-11

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Plain-English Summary

This proposed constitutional amendment would prevent members of Congress from serving more than a set number of consecutive terms in the House of Representatives and Senate, effectively creating term limits for lawmakers. Currently, there are no limits on how many times a representative or senator can be reelected, so this change would force experienced legislators to eventually leave office. The amendment would need approval from two-thirds of both the House and Senate, plus ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become part of the Constitution.

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