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House Republicans are reaffirming their commitment to passing a proposed amendment to place thresholds on the number of terms those in Congress may serve.
Earlier this year, South Carolina GOP Rep. Ralph Norman introduced H.J.Res.11, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit those serving in the House to three terms, for a total of six years, and those serving in the Senate to two terms, for a total of 12 years.
“We’ve gotten a great response from other Republicans who also support term limits,” Norman said of his proposed amendment in a statement to Fox News Digital this week. “This was one of Rep. McCarthy’s promises, and we intend on following through with making sure it gets done.”
For those elected during a special election to fill a vacancy, the proposal, according to Norman’s office, defines the length of a “qualifying term” as at least one year in the House of Representatives and at least three years in the Senate.
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House Republicans — including Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. — are reaffirming their push for a vote on a constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms those in Congress may serve. (Alex Wong, Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Norman also said he is “talking to the Judiciary Committee and Rep. [Jim] Jordan to make sure H.J.Res.11 gets scheduled for markup, and then it will definitely go through regular order.”
Russell Dye, who serves as the communications director and counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox that Norman’s measure is something the committee and Jordan plan to evaluate.
“Of course, Mr. Jordan supports term limits, and this is something we plan on obviously looking at,” Dye said.
Norman’s office said that the measure, which received bipartisan support and has 86 co-sponsors, starts the term limit counter after ratification, meaning that politicians…
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