House joint resolution · 117th 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Norman R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 12.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NORMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 2, January 4, 2021, Page H56):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 4, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 12, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/12
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8ae1fe4604308d775e6f01f6b435f5bb58e6c4df6c0a7e03f042fbde147e7bf5
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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 12, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
83 cosponsors — 82 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 83 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Michael Cloud (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Mayra Flores (R-TX) and 53 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
- H.R. 3327 (117th) No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act
- H.R. 581 (117th) Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021
- H.R. 582 (117th) To authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick…
- H.Res. 60 (117th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that January 22, 2021, be formally acknowledged as "National Sanctity of Life Day".
- H.Res. 934 (117th) Supporting reopening the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings to the American people.
- H.R. 8776 (117th) No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2022
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.