Legislative Research: US HJR8 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line item veto authority to the President. [HJR8 2025 Detail][HJR8 2025 Text][HJR8 2025 Comments] | 2025-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. [HJR8 2023 Detail][HJR8 2023 Text][HJR8 2023 Comments] | 2023-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. [HJR8 2021 Detail][HJR8 2021 Text][HJR8 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the President from granting a pardon or reprieve to himself or herself, to certain members of the President's family, to members of the President's administration, or to paid emplo... [HJR8 2019 Detail][HJR8 2019 Text][HJR8 2019 Comments] | 2019-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts fo... [HJR8 2017 Detail][HJR8 2017 Text][HJR8 2017 Comments] | 2017-01-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced and that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States. This joint resolution ... [HJR8 2015 Detail][HJR8 2015 Text][HJR8 2015 Comments] | 2015-01-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to four terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. [HJR8 2013 Detail][HJR8 2013 Text][HJR8 2013 Comments] | 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election. Grants a state the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditu... [HJR8 2011 Detail][HJR8 2011 Text][HJR8 2011 Comments] | 2011-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress and the states shall have power to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act. [HJR8 2009 Detail][HJR8 2009 Text][HJR8 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography | BioGuide |
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| [US Congress HJR8] | Google Web | Google News | |||||
| [US Congress House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||||
| [Representative Michael Fitzpatrick US] | Google Web | Google News | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
Legislative Citation
APA
US HJR8 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress. (2013, January 25). LegiScan. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR8/2013
MLA
"US HJR8 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 25 Jan. 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2025. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR8/2013>.
Chicago
"US HJR8 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress." January 25, 2013 LegiScan. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR8/2013.
Turabian
LegiScan. US HJR8 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress. 25 January 2013. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HJR8/2013 (accessed January 10, 2025).
Subjects
Congress
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJR2 | Related | 2013-01-23 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SJR3 | Related | 2013-01-23 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 3 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| HJR41 | Related | 2013-04-30 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/8/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres8/BILLS-113hjres8ih.pdf |
