104th Congress > Senate > Vote 727

Date: May 16, 1996

Result: 99-0 (Amendment Agreed to)

Clerk session vote number: 114

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget General Interest

Sponsor: THOMPSON, Fred Dalton (R-TN)

Bill number: SJRES21

Question: On the Amendment

Description: To amend the motion to recommit to change instructions to report back with limits on congressional terms of 6 years in the House of Representatives and 12 years in the Senate.

Bill summary: Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the election of any person to a full term as a Senator more than twice or to a full term as a Representative more than six times. Bars any person who has been: (1) a Senator for more than three years of a term to which another person was elected from being subsequently elected more than once; and (2) a Representative for more than a year of a term to which another person was elected from being subsequently elected more than five times. Prohibits any election or service occurring before ratification of this amendment from being taken into account when determining eligibility.

Bill titles: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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