Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, with the term limit provisions being applied retroactive; and would have allowed States to set term limits shorter than 12 years.

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Amendment Number
329
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to limit congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, with the term limit provisions being applied retroactive; and would have allowed States to set term limits shorter than 12 years.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute, similar to the provisions of the joint resolution, which limits congressional terms to 12 years for members of the House and Senate, with the exception that the term limit provisions would apply retroactive. Under the provisions of the amendment, upon ratification of the joint resolution by the states, any sitting member with 12 or more years of experience would be ineligible to run for reelection to office. The amendment would also allow states to set term limits shorter than 12 years.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 29, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Peterson (FL) amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 135 - 297 (Roll no. 274).
Latest Action Time
17:23:50
Submitted Date
Mar 29, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 329 — Informed