This joint resolution would add a new constitutional amendment that limits how many terms a person may serve in Congress. It would bar anyone who has served 3 terms as a Representative from being elected again to the House. For the House, filling a vacancy counts as 1 term if the person served more than 1 year in that seat. It would bar anyone who has served 2 terms as a Senator from being elected or appointed again to the Senate. For the Senate, filling a vacancy counts as 1 term if the person served more than 3 years in that seat. The amendment would not count any terms that began before the amendment is ratified.
If ratified, this amendment would set new limits on how many times people can be chosen to serve in the House and Senate. The limits would apply based on the number of terms a person serves after the amendment becomes part of the Constitution, because the amendment says earlier terms do not count. Special cases for filling vacancies are defined: long partial terms can count as a full term for eligibility purposes.
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