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RepublicanBill · S.J.Res. 1· Senate(119-SJRES-1)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Rep. Cruz
Age: 56 years
Texas
Introduced
1/7/2025
Last activity
1/7/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored by
Ted Cruz
Cosponsors
Republican - 19Democrat - 0
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to limit the number of terms Members of Congress can serve. Under this proposal, individuals would be barred from serving more than three terms in the House of Representatives. For the Senate, the limit would be two terms. The resolution specifies how filling a vacancy counts toward these term limits. Finally, it states that terms beginning before the ratification of this article would not count toward these new limits.

Yes

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3

    By limiting terms, the bill introduces more frequent turnover in the composition of Congress.

The opposite

  • Does this give the federal government more power?-2

    The bill limits the tenure of federal legislators through a constitutional amendment.