Senate joint resolution · 104th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 19, 1995
- Committee actionFeb 9, 1995
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 1996 — Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 201. (consideration: CR S3892)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 21.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-158 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 29, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/158
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 21, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/sjres/21
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
20 cosponsors — 20 Republicans
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Christopher Bond (R-MO), George Brown (R-CO), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), William Frist (R-TN), William Gramm (R-TX), Rod Grams (R-MN), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Connie Mack (R-FL), Robert Packwood (R-OR), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Robert Smith (R-NH), Craig Thomas (R-WY), James Thurmond (R-SC).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.