MississippiMississippi resolution would seek convention to propose congressional term limits
Mississippi’s proposed resolution would add its request to other states’ applications for a convention to consider limits on congressional terms.
What it does
Mississippi’s proposed resolution would ask Congress to call a convention to propose limits on how many terms people may be elected to the U.S. House and Senate. It does not set the limits itself.
Argument forTerm limits could give more people a chance to serve in Congress by limiting how many terms a person may be elected.
Argument againstA convention could propose term limits that narrow voters’ choices about how long to keep a representative in office.
More detail
The proposed resolution would ask Congress to call a convention to propose term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate. The proposed term limits would cover how many terms a person could be elected to the U.S. House or Senate. The resolution does not set the number of terms. The application would count with other states’ applications on the same subject toward the two-thirds needed to require Congress to call a convention. It would not count with applications on other subjects. The application would remain in effect until at least two-thirds of the states apply for a convention on the same subject.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 15Died In CommitteeDied
- Jan 21Referred To RulesIntroduced
Government & Ethics