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This proposed amendment to the Constitution would limit the number of years that members of Congress could serve in the House of Representatives or the Senate.

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Years spent as a Representative or Senator completing the term of an open seat in Congress would not count against the 18 year limit. Only congressional service after this amendment’s ratification would count against the 18 year limit.

This constitutional amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years of the amendment being submitted for ratification.

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