H.J.Res. 19: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-12 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official 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.

Plain summary

Constitutional Amendment Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · 2 cosponsors

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Andy Harris (R-MD)

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Constitutional amendment: A change to a constitution. In Texas the Legislature proposes an amendment with a joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of each chamber. It takes effect only if a majority of the people voting on it approve it. In Florida, an amendment needs at least 60% of the votes cast on it to pass.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hjres19.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hjres19 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114