HJRES 221 · 98th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a six-year term for the President and the Vice President, to limit the number of terms the President and the Vice President may serve, to provide for three-year terms for Representatives, and to limit the number of consecutive terms Senators and Representatives may serve.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1983-03-29)
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Constitutional Amendment - Provides for a six-year term for the offices of President and Vice President and prohibits any person from being elected to such offices more than twice. Declares the term of office of a Representative to be three years. Prohibits a person from being a Senator if such person has been a Senator throughout the immediately preceding three terms, or from being a Representative if such person has been a Representative throughout the immediately preceding six terms. States that such prohibition does not prevent any person from filling a congressional vacancy during a term.…
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