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H.J.Res. 15 (113th): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

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H.J.Res. 15 proposes repealing presidential term limits. Rep. Serrano (D-NY), the resolution's sponsor, has proposed similar legislation in every congressional session since 1997 --- during the tenure of presidents from both parties. None of the resolutions has ever made it to a floor vote.

The joint resolution seeks to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which sets a term limit for election to the office of President of the United States. A joint resolution is one way to start the process of amending the U.S. Constitution.

The 22nd Amendment, passed by Congress in 1947 and ratified by three-fourths of the states in 1951, prohibits individuals from being elected to the office of the President more than twice or from being elected President more than once if they have …

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José Serrano

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 4, 2013
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Jan 4, 2013
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced on January 4, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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History

Jan 7, 1997
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 19 (105th).
Jan 6, 1999
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 17 (106th).
Jan 3, 2001
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 4 (107th).
Jan 7, 2003
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 11 (108th).
Jan 4, 2005
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 9 (109th).
Jan 4, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 8 (110th).
Jan 6, 2009
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 5 (111th).
Jan 7, 2011
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 17 (112th).
Jan 4, 2013
 
Introduced

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H.J.Res. 15 (113th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.

A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.J.Res. 15. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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