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HJRES 29119th CongressIn Committee

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.

Introduced: Jan 23, 2025
Standard Summary
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This measure is a joint resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment to limit how many times a person can be elected to the U.S. presidency. If ratified, no one could be elected to the presidency more than three times. The amendment also adds two additional constraints: (1) after a person has been elected to two consecutive terms, they cannot be elected to any further term; and (2) if someone has served as president (or acted as president) for more than two years of a term that was originally for another person, that person would be limited to no more than two elections to the presidency. The proposal follows the standard constitutional amendment process: it must be approved by two-thirds of both Houses and then ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years. The bill was introduced in the House as H.J. Res. 29 (January 23, 2025) and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The sponsor named in the action is Rep. Andy Ogles. If enacted, this would replace the current two-term limit (set by the 22nd Amendment) with an overall limit of three elected terms, plus the additional rule tied to consecutive terms and partial-year presidencies.

Key Points

  • 1No person may be elected President more than three times.
  • 2A person cannot be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms.
  • 3If a person has held the office, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected, that person may be elected to the Presidency no more than twice.
  • 4The amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years after submission.
  • 5The proposal would modify existing term-limit rules and include specific rules about consecutive terms and partial-year service (acting as President).

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Individuals seeking the U.S. presidency, including incumbents and potential candidates, since the maximum number of terms would be capped at three and certain scenarios could prevent a third term.Secondary group/area affected: Political parties, as they plan candidate recruitment and succession strategies under a new constitutional limit.Additional impacts: The amendment would alter the constitutional framework governing presidential tenure, potentially changing long-term political dynamics, succession planning, and how “terms” and "acting as President" are counted in practice. It would also require state legislatures to ratify within seven years, making passage contingent on broad bipartisan support across many states.
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