JOINT MEMORIAL · 1991–92 SESSION
SJM 8003: Congressional term limitatn
Requesting a twelve-year limit to United States Congress membership.
Summary
- No person can serve a total of more than 12 years aggregate time in the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
From the Senate Bill Report (SJM 8003), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 24, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Filed
- Prime sponsor
- Leo K. Thorsness (R-11)
- Introduced
- January 24, 1991 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Leo K. Thorsness (R-11)
7 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 6 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SJM 8003 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SJM 8003 (2019–20) Banking/Glass-Steagall act
- SJM 8003 (2017–18) Constitutional convention
- SJM 8003 (2015–16) International trade policy
- SJM 8003 (2013–14) Communications Decency Act
- SJM 8003 (2011–12) I-5 purple heart trail