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H J Res 2 - Term Limits Resolution - Key Vote
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Nick Rahall II voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Note
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER OF CONGRESS, AND RATIFICATION BY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF THE DATE THE AMENDMENT WAS SUBMITTED.
Stage Details
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Failed (House) (217-211) - Feb. 12, 1997 (Key vote)
Title: Term Limits Resolution
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment limiting Congressional terms to six full terms for House members, and two full terms for Senators.
Highlights:
Limits House member to 6 full terms.
Limits Senators to 2 full terms.
Declares any member of the House serving more than 1 year of a term to which another person was elected eligible for only 5 more terms.
Declares any Senator serving more than 3 years of a term to which another person was elected eligible for only 1 more term.
Exempts time served in Congress before ratification.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Jan. 7, 1997
Title: Term Limits Resolution
Sponsors
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles F. 'Charlie' Bass (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
- Brian P. Bilbray (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Bunning (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Ben 'Nighthorse' Campbell (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Eric Ensign (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas W. Ewing (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon David Fox (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John 'Greg' Ganske (IA - ) (Out Of Office)
- George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Newton Leroy 'Newt' Gingrich (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jane Harman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Amory 'Amo' Houghton Jr. (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Jay C. Kim (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Scott L. Klug (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Largent (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rick A. Lazio (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Martin T. 'Marty' Meehan (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Metcalf (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Minge (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark W. Neumann (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward A. 'Ed' Pease (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Quinn (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Duncan Riggs (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel L. 'Dan' Schaefer (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III (AL - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert F. 'Bob' Smith (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Smith (WA - D)
- Vincent K. Snowbarger (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald B.H. 'Jerry' Solomon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wesley 'Wes' Watkins (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rick White (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
