H.J.Res. 12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

What it does

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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution establishing term limits for individuals serving in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The proposed amendment makes an individual who has served two terms in the Senate ineligible for appointment or election to the Senate and an individual who has served three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives ineligible for election to the House of Representatives.

The joint resolution provides that the amendment shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification.

Under Article V of the Constitution, both chambers of Congress may propose an amendment by a vote of two-thirds of all Members present for such vote. A proposed amendment must be ratified by the states as prescribed in Article V and as specified by Congress.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 6, 2025).

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What has happened

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2025-01-06Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2025-01-06Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
2025-01-06Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

Rep. Mark Alford R-MO-4
Rep. Rick W. Allen R-GA-12
Rep. Don Bacon R-NE-2
Rep. Tom Barrett R-MI-7
Rep. Michael Baumgartner R-WA-5
Rep. Aaron Bean R-FL-4
Rep. Nicholas J. Begich R-AK-At Large
Rep. Stephanie I. Bice R-OK-5
Rep. Sheri Biggs R-SC-3
Rep. Andy Biggs R-AZ-5
Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL-12
Rep. Lauren Boebert R-CO-4
Rep. Josh Brecheen R-OK-2
Rep. Robert P. Bresnahan R-PA-8
Rep. Tim Burchett R-TN-2
Rep. Eric Burlison R-MO-7
Rep. Kat Cammack R-FL-3
Rep. Mike Carey R-OH-15
Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA-1
Rep. Juan Ciscomani R-AZ-6
Rep. Ben Cline R-VA-6
Rep. Michael Cloud R-TX-27
Rep. Mike Collins R-GA-10
Rep. James Comer R-KY-1
Rep. Elijah Crane R-AZ-2
Rep. Jeff Crank R-CO-5
Rep. Jasmine Crockett D-TX-30
Rep. Warren Davidson R-OH-8
Rep. Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
Rep. Byron Donalds R-FL-19
Rep. Troy Downing R-MT-2
Rep. Chuck Edwards R-NC-11
Rep. Jake Ellzey R-TX-6
Rep. Gabe Evans R-CO-8
Rep. Mike Ezell R-MS-4
Rep. Randy Feenstra R-IA-4
Rep. Randy Fine R-FL-6
Rep. Michelle Fischbach R-MN-7
Rep. Mike Flood R-NE-1
Rep. Scott Franklin R-FL-18
Rep. Russell Fry R-SC-7
Rep. Russ Fulcher R-ID-1
Rep. Clay Fuller R-GA-14
Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY-2
Rep. Brandon Gill R-TX-26
Rep. Jared F. Golden D-ME-2
Rep. Tony Gonzales R-TX-23
Rep. Maggie Goodlander D-NH-2
Rep. Mark E. Green R-TN-7
Rep. Mike Haridopolos R-FL-8
Rep. Pat Harrigan R-NC-10
Rep. Mark Harris R-NC-8
Rep. Diana Harshbarger R-TN-1
Rep. Kevin Hern R-OK-1
Rep. Erin Houchin R-IN-9
Rep. Richard Hudson R-NC-9
Rep. Wesley Hunt R-TX-38
Rep. Brian Jack R-GA-3
Rep. Ronny Jackson R-TX-13
Rep. John James R-MI-10
Rep. Mike Johnson R-LA-4
Rep. John Joyce R-PA-13
Rep. Mike Kennedy R-UT-3
Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans R-VA-2
Rep. Young Kim R-CA-40
Rep. Brad Knott R-NC-13
Rep. Darin LaHood R-IL-16
Rep. Greg Landsman D-OH-1
Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY-23
Rep. Michael Lawler R-NY-17
Rep. Laurel M. Lee R-FL-15
Rep. Julia Letlow R-LA-5
Rep. Frank D. Lucas R-OK-3
Rep. Morgan Luttrell R-TX-8
Rep. Nancy Mace R-SC-1
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie R-PA-7
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis R-NY-11
Rep. Tracey Mann R-KS-1
Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY-4
Rep. Richard McCormick R-GA-7
Rep. Addison P. McDowell R-NC-6
Rep. Mark Messmer R-IN-8
Rep. Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
Rep. Mary E. Miller R-IL-15
Rep. Cory Mills R-FL-7
Rep. Barry Moore R-AL-1
Rep. Riley M. Moore R-WV-2
Rep. Tim Moore R-NC-14
Rep. Blake D. Moore R-UT-1
Rep. Nathaniel Moran R-TX-1
Rep. Zachary Nunn R-IA-3
Rep. Andrew Ogles R-TN-5
Rep. Robert F. Onder R-MO-3
Rep. Burgess Owens R-UT-4
Rep. Gary J. Palmer R-AL-6
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA-3
Rep. Scott Perry R-PA-10
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler R-PA-14
Rep. Josh Riley D-NY-19
Rep. Chip Roy R-TX-21
Rep. Michael A. Rulli R-OH-6
Rep. Derek Schmidt R-KS-2
Rep. David Schweikert R-AZ-1
Rep. Keith Self R-TX-3
Rep. Jefferson Shreve R-IN-6
Rep. Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
Rep. Victoria Spartz R-IN-5
Rep. Dale W. Strong R-AL-5
Rep. Marlin A. Stutzman R-IN-3
Rep. David J. Taylor R-OH-2
Rep. Thomas P. Tiffany R-WI-7
Rep. Matt Van Epps R-TN-7
Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
Rep. Ann Wagner R-MO-2
Rep. Tony Wied R-WI-8
Rep. Ryan K. Zinke R-MT-1