HJRES 150 · 97th Congress · Congress
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide four-year terms for Members of the House of Representatives and to limit the number of consecutive terms that Representatives and Senators may serve, and for other purposes.
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Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1981-02-17)
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Constitutional Amendment - Provides for staggered four-year terms for Members of the House of Representatives. Disallows any person who has been a Member for three consecutive four-year terms to be a Member during the two-year period following the end of such third term. Provides that a Senator who has served for three consecutive six-year terms may not be a Senator for the two-year period following the end of such third term. Prohibits any Representative who has more than one year remaining in his term of office from being elected as a Senator, unless such Representative has submitted a resignation effective the first January 3 after his Senate election.…
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10 Democrats