Support term limits legislation as a member of Congress.

Tim Burchett · Tennessee · Republican

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has pledged to support term limits legislation as a member of Congress

The candidate commits to backing term limits legislation in Congress.

Term Limits
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Term Limits There’s no question about it: The longer politicians stay in Washington, the more beholden they become to the special-interests who line their pockets. The Founding Fathers never intended for... Continue reading...

Campaign issue page states support for term limits.

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Evidence

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.

Burchett personally sponsored a 2025 joint resolution to impose congressional term limits, which is direct legislative support for the promise.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.J.Res.94 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Burchett also sponsored an earlier term-limits resolution in the 117th Congress, showing repeated concrete legislative action on the issue.

delivered unknown A for effort

H.J.Res.66 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Official office release confirms Burchett publicly claimed and acted on term limits legislation, reinforcing that this was not merely rhetorical support.

delivered unknown A for effort

Burchett introduces new Congressional term limits legislation | Representative Tim Burchett
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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.

Burchett backed a term-limits amendment in the current Congress, and the bill stayed active into 2026.

delivered same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.J.Res.12 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Burchett directly introduced term-limits legislation in the current House term.

delivered same_term A for effort

Text - H.J.Res.94 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Direct sponsorship is concrete legislative support for congressional term limits.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.J.Res.94 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Burchett also backed another current-Congress term-limits amendment through cosponsorship.

delivered same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.J.Res.12 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Burchett directly sponsored current-term term-limits legislation, which is concrete support for the promise.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.J.Res.94 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Burchett also backed a separate term-limits amendment in the current Congress through cosponsorship.

delivered same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.J.Res.12 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

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.

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delivered same_term

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.

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delivered same_term

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.

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delivered same_term

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.

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delivered same_term

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.

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