CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ralph Norman (R-SC)

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

H.J.Res. 12 · House resolution Congress

A Republican resolution with 9 Democratic cosponsors · See all 116 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress can serve. It would prohibit any person who has served three terms as a Representative from being eligible for election to the House. For the Senate, no person who has served two terms would be eligible for election or appointment. The resolution includes specific rules for how vacancies are counted toward these term limits. This amendment would only apply to terms beginning after its ratification.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The amendment imposes national restrictions on the tenure of members of the federal legislature.

  • Scored +3

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

    The bill establishes clear term limits which may increase accountability and turnover within the government.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.