The Bill of Federalism
Article [of Amendment 7] — [Term Limits for U.S. Senators and Representatives]Proposed Text
Section 1. No person who has been elected or served for a full term to the Senate two times shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. No person who has been elected for a full term to the House of Representatives six times shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. Section 2. No person who has served as a Senator for more than three years of a term to which some other person was elected or appointed shall subsequently be eligible for election to the Senate more than once. No person who has served as a Representative for more than one year shall subsequently be eligible for election to the House of Representatives more than five times. Section 3. No election or service occurring before this article becomes operative shall be taken into account when determining eligibility for election under this article.
Professor Barnett's Commentary
The seventh proposed amendment establishes twelve year term limits for Senators and Representatives. In 1995, this proposal was introduced in Congress and was approved by the House by a vote of 227-204, short of the two-thirds necessary to propose such an amendment to the states. It phases in these limits by exempting the time already served by incumbent Senators and Representatives to be included in the calculation of the limits on their terms.
Public Comment Section on the Second Amendment of the Bill of Federalism