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Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] · R–TN
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-04-29 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 limiting eligibility to serve in Congress: people who have served three House terms could not be elected to the House, and people who have served two Senate terms could not be elected or appointed to the Senate. It would exempt anyone serving in Congress when ratification occurs. It would become part of the Constitution only if three-fourths of state legislatures ratify it within seven years after submission.
No person who has served three terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
No person who has served two terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate.
This article shall not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date of the ratification of this article.
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:
Subject to the exemption for members serving when ratification occurs, proposed section 1 would make anyone who has served three terms as a Representative ineligible for election to the House.
No person who has served three terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
This article shall not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date of the ratification of this article.
Under proposed section 1, service after election to fill a House vacancy would count as one term if the person fills the vacancy for more than one year.
For purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives shall be included as one term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if the person fills the vacancy for more than one year.
Subject to the exemption for members serving when ratification occurs, proposed section 2 would make anyone who has served two terms as a Senator ineligible for either election or appointment to the Senate.
No person who has served two terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate.
This article shall not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date of the ratification of this article.
Under proposed section 2, service after election or appointment to fill a Senate vacancy would count as one term if the person fills the vacancy for more than three years.
For purposes of this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate shall be included as one term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the vacancy for more than three years.
Proposed section 3 would exempt any person serving a term in Congress on the date of ratification from the entire amendment. The exception is written for those people, rather than merely excluding their current terms from the count.
This article shall not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date of the ratification of this article.
This is a constitutional amendment proposal, not an ordinary statute. Its stated condition for becoming part of the Constitution is ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years after submission for ratification.
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 actions snapshot, updated May 8, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 29, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-05-08T18:07:11Z. 2025-04-29: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-04-29: Introduced in House
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People serving a term in Congress when the amendment is ratified would be exempt from the entire amendment. This gives that defined group preferential treatment under the proposed term limits.
This article shall not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date of the ratification of this article.
No person who has served three terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
No person who has served two terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate.
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