Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times.
Plain Language Summary
# Summary of HJRES 29 **What the Bill Does:** This proposed constitutional amendment would allow presidents to serve three terms instead of the current limit of two. It would change the 22nd Amendment, which has restricted presidents to a maximum of two elected terms since 1951. The bill includes specific rules: a president could serve three full terms, or two consecutive terms plus one additional term, with special provisions for vice presidents who assume the presidency mid-term. **Who It Affects and Key Details:** This change would primarily affect sitting and future U.S. presidents by extending their potential time in office.
The amendment would need approval from both houses of Congress and ratification by 38 states to become law. The current two-term limit has been in place for over 70 years, following President Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to four terms. **Current Status:** The bill (HJRES 29) was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Andrew Ogles (R-TN) and remains in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House. Constitutional amendments rarely succeed, requiring broad bipartisan support and overwhelming supermajorities to advance.
CRS Official Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the number of times a person may be elected President.The proposed amendment specifies that no person shall be elected to the office of the President (1) more than three times, (2) for any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, or (3) more than twice after having served as President for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President (for example, if a President died after serving for one year and the Vice President became President for the remaining three years of the term, that person may subsequently be elected President no more than two times).Currently, under the Twenty-Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a person may not be elected President more than twice. Additionally, no person who has been President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President may be elected President more than once.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.