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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 23, 2025
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the number of times a person may be elected President.
The proposed amendment specifies that no person shall be elected to the office of the President (1) more than three times, (2) for any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, or (3) more than twice after having served as President for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President (for example, if a President died after serving for one year and the Vice President became President for the remaining three years of the term, that person may subsequently be elected President no more than two times).
Currently, under the Twenty-Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a person may not be elected President more than twice. Additionally, no person who has been President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President may be elected President more than once.
People & committees
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] · R–TN
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-01-23 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment setting limits on how many times someone could be elected President. It would set a three-election ceiling, bar any further elected term after two consecutive elected terms, and impose a lower ceiling on someone who served more than two years of another person's presidential term. These rules would become part of the Constitution only if three-fourths of state legislatures ratified the amendment within seven years of its submission.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification
The proposed amendment would prohibit anyone from being elected President more than three times, subject to its stricter limits described below.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times
Someone elected to two consecutive presidential terms would be barred from being elected to any additional term. The wording does not provide an exception for returning after a break.
nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms
Someone who held the presidency or acted as President for more than two years of a term won by someone else could be elected President no more than twice. This particular restriction applies to service exceeding two years.
no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.
This is a proposed constitutional amendment, not an ordinary statute. The resolution requires ratification—formal approval—by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years after submission for ratification. That deadline runs from submission, not from introduction in the House.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated April 17, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 23, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-04-17T21:22:30Z. 2025-01-23: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-01-23: Introduced in House
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