Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Summary
House Joint Resolution 66 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would establish formal term limits for members of Congress. Under this proposal, members of the House of Representatives would be limited to serving a total of three terms (six years), while members of the U.S. Senate would be limited to two terms (twelve years). These limits would not apply to any current members of Congress serving at the time the amendment is officially ratified.
If passed and ratified, this measure would fundamentally change the structure of the federal government by preventing the emergence of career legislators and ensuring regular turnover in both chambers. For citizens, this would mean more frequent elections for open seats and a shift toward a "citizen legislature" model where representatives serve for a set period before returning to private life. To become law, this resolution requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate and must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.