[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 71 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 71 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2007 Mr. Price of Georgia introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), 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: ``Article-- ``Section 1. No person shall be a Representative for more than eighteen years, except that service to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining eligibility. ``Section 2. No person shall be a Senator for more than eighteen years, except that service to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining eligibility. ``Section 3. Only service that begins after the date of ratification of this article shall count in determining the number of years a Representative or Senator serves.''. <all>