House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 11, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 6.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H53):Article V: ``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 849 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 6, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/6
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e96f8060c08281149c43447acfd89c036850992ceb78849acbdc9785a7bf6b1e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
43 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 43 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rod Blum (R-IA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Faso (R-NY), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Brian Mast (R-FL), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Luke Messer (R-IN) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis.
- H.Res. 259 (115th) Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
- H.R. 883 (115th) Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017
- H.R. 3737 (115th) Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017
- H.R. 2327 (115th) PAWS Act of 2017
- H.R. 4494 (115th) Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- H.R. 4274 (115th) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.