has pledged to support term limits legislation as a member of Congress
Support term limits legislation as a member of Congress.
Occurrences
Rep. Burchett introduced legislation to implement term limits for incoming members of Congress.
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Evidence
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Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (Introduced 04/29/2025). Latest Action: House - 04/29/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (Introduced 11/18/2021). The CRS summary states the resolution proposes limiting House members to three terms and Senators to two terms.
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Rep. Burchett said he introduced legislation to implement term limits for incoming members of Congress and described the measure as constitutional amendment language imposing three House terms and two Senate terms.
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Congress.gov lists Burchett in the H.J.Res.12 cosponsor list dated Jan. 13, 2025; the page also shows later cosponsor additions through Feb. 17, 2026 and keeps the measure in introduced status.
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The bill text says Mr. Burchett submitted H.J.Res.94 on Apr. 29, 2025 and referred it to the Judiciary Committee; the resolution would limit House members to three terms and Senators to two.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Burchett as the sponsor of H.J.Res.94, introduced on 2025-04-29 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; the resolution proposes limiting House members to three terms and Senators to two.
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Congress.gov's all-info page lists Rep. Burchett among the cosponsors of H.J.Res.12, with his cosponsorship dated 2025-01-13; the bill remains introduced and referred to House Judiciary.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Tim Burchett as the sponsor of H.J.Res.94, introduced on April 29, 2025, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; the resolution would limit House members to three terms and Senators to two.
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Congress.gov’s all-information page shows Burchett as a cosponsor of H.J.Res.12, with his cosponsorship dated January 13, 2025; the measure remained introduced and referred to House Judiciary.
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GovInfo text for H.J.Res.94 shows Rep. Tim Burchett submitted the joint resolution in the House on April 29, 2025, and that it proposed a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms and Senators to two terms.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN-2] as sponsor of H.J.Res.94, introduced April 29, 2025, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, and still at the Introduced status with the latest action dated April 29, 2025.
Assessments
Burchett fulfilled the promise by directly sponsoring H.J.Res.94 in the 119th Congress on April 29, 2025, a constitutional amendment to limit House members to three terms and Senators to two terms. He also cosponsored H.J.Res.12 in the same Congress and previously sponsored similar legislation in 2021. Because the pledge was to support term-limits legislation, not necessarily enact it, sponsorship and cosponsorship are sufficient for delivery during his current House term.
Burchett did more than express support: as a sitting U.S. Representative he sponsored H.J.Res.94 in the 119th Congress and earlier sponsored H.J.Res.66, both proposing congressional term limits, and he also cosponsored H.J.Res.12. That is direct legislative support within office, so the promise is fulfilled as support for term-limits legislation rather than passage of the policy itself.
Burchett fulfilled a promise to support congressional term-limits legislation by taking direct legislative action as a sitting member of Congress. He personally sponsored term-limits constitutional amendments, including H.J.Res.94 on April 29, 2025, and had also sponsored a similar resolution in 2021, while additionally cosponsoring another term-limits amendment in 2025. For a promise framed as supporting legislation, sponsorship and cosponsorship are sufficient delivery even though the amendments did not pass.
The promise was to support term-limits legislation, not necessarily to enact term limits. Burchett materially fulfilled that by sponsoring H.J.Res.94 in the 119th Congress and cosponsoring H.J.Res.12, both proposing congressional term limits. His earlier H.J.Res.66 sponsorship also shows direct legislative action. Because the relevant support occurred while he was serving in Congress, this counts as delivered in the same term context.
The promise was to support term limits legislation as a member of Congress, not necessarily to enact term limits. Burchett personally introduced and sponsored congressional term-limits constitutional amendment resolutions, including H.J.Res.66 in 2021 and H.J.Res.94 in 2025 while serving as U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd District. That is direct legislative support within his federal office context, so the promise is fulfilled in the same term/office context even though the measures did not become law.
Burchett fulfilled the promise to support term limits legislation by personally sponsoring congressional term-limits constitutional amendment resolutions, including H.J.Res.66 in 2021 and H.J.Res.94 in 2025. The promised action was legislative support, not successful enactment, so introduction and sponsorship are sufficient for delivery.