#DrainTheSwamp: Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits Introduced
Author: Shawn M Griffiths
Published: 18 May, 2017
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Updated: 17 Oct, 2022●
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U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a House Joint Resolution Thursday that proposes a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
The proposed amendment would limit members of the U.S. Senate to two terms and members of the House to 6 terms. In other words, no senator or representative would be able to hold on to their seat longer than 12 years.
Read the Joint Resolution below:
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