S.J.Res. 2 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 8, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryThree proposed changes to how Congress works
This joint resolution proposes three constitutional amendments. First, it would give the President power to veto individual spending items in bills instead of approving or rejecting them all at once. Second, it would limit House members to six terms and Senators to two terms. Third, it would require a two-thirds majority vote in Congress to pass any bill that raises taxes or creates new fees.
How it affects you
These are proposed constitutional amendments, which means they would only take effect if approved by Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the states. If they became law, voters would face different rules for how long their representatives can serve, and Congress would face higher voting requirements for tax legislation. The changes would also alter how the President handles spending bills.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 8, 2025)
This joint resolution proposes constitutional amendments that (1) authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in a bill or joint resolution using a line-item veto; (2) prohibit Members of Congress from serving more than six terms in the House of Representatives or two terms in the Senate; and (3) prohibit a chamber of Congress from agreeing to legislation that imposes, authorizes, or raises any tax or fee unless the legislation contains no other subject and is agreed to by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the chamber.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.J.Res. 2
JOINT RESOLUTION
A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) · Introduced Jan 8, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 8, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”