Legislative Activity

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms a member of Congress can serve. Representatives would be limited to 3 terms and Senators to 2 terms, with specific rules for partial terms. Terms served before the amendment's ratification would not be counted. The amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years to be valid.

The Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution aims to change House rules to prevent the House from taking recess in August if all regular appropriation bills have not been approved by July 31st. This would apply to annual funding bills managed by a House Appropriations Committee subcommittee.

The "Inaction Has Consequences Act" mandates that if Congress fails to pass all regular appropriation bills by the start of the fiscal year, the salaries of its members will be held in an escrow account. These withheld funds are released only once all outstanding appropriation bills are passed or at the end of the congressional session. This legislation aims to incentivize timely budget approvals by temporarily delaying congressional pay during government funding lapses.