Congress.gov119th Congress

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.

Introduced Jan 6, 2025Latest action Jan 6, 2025Congress

Plain-English summary

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.

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Nicholas J. Begich III

Cosponsor · Republican · AK

Brandon Gill

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Michael Lawler

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Mike Kennedy

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

John Joyce

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Tim Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Troy Downing

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Jasmine Crockett

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Michael James Baumgartner

Cosponsor · Republican · WA

Eric Burlison

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Eric Sorensen

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Rob Bresnahan

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Russell Fry

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Earl Leroy Carter

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Aaron Bean

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Russell Fulcher

Cosponsor · Republican · ID

Juan Ciscomani

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Chip Roy

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Tony Wied

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Ryan Edward Mackenzie

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Kevin Hern

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Andy Ogles

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

Randall Feenstra

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Richard Hudson

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Stephanie I. Bice

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Benjamin Lee Cline

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Scott Perry

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Riley M. Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Josh Riley

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Guy Reschenthaler

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Richard McCormick

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Darin LaHood

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Mark Harris

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Greg Landsman

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Thomas More Barrett

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Eli Crane

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Jefferson Shreve

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Don Davis

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

Michelle Fischbach

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Ann Wagner

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Frank D. Lucas

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Mike Flood

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Laurel M. Lee

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Brian Jack

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Donald J Bacon

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Julia Letlow

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Josh Brecheen

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Robert F. Onder, Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Diana Harshbarger

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Lauren Boebert

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

Dale W. Strong

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Erin Houchin

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Andy Biggs

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Mike Haridopolos

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Michael Cloud

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Marlin A. Stutzman

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Ryan K Zinke

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Walter Michael Ezell

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Ralph W. Norman Jr.

Sponsor · Republican · SC

Chuck Edwards

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Keith Self

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

James Comer

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Sheri Biggs

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Jennifer Kiggans

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

David J. Taylor

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

David Schweikert

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

John James

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Warren Davidson

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Tracey Mann

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Matthew Robert Van Epps

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Nicole Malliotakis

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Scott Franklin

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Victoria Spartz

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Kat Cammack

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

John Kevin Ellzey Sr.

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Clay Fuller

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Brad Knott

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Gus M Bilirakis

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Zach Nunn

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Tim Burchett

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Burgess Owens

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Ronny Jackson

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Felix Barry Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Cory Mills

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

James Michael Johnson

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Daniel Meuser

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Nathaniel Moran

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Mark B. Messmer

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Mark Alford

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Jared Golden

Cosponsor · Democratic · ME

Gary J. Palmer

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Mark Dr. Green

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Richard W Allen

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Morgan Luttrell

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Michael Rulli

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Derek Schmidt

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Michael A Collins Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Pat Harrigan

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Thomas H. Massie

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Mary E. Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Wesley Hunt

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Jeff Crank

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

Byron Donalds

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Blake D. Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Nancy Mace

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Young Kim

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Addison P. McDowell

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Mike Carey

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Tom Tiffany

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Nick Langworthy

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Randy Fine

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Andrew R. Garbarino

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

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