Indiana Senate committee passes resolution to term limit Congress

The Indiana Senate Elections Committee has passed Senate Joint Resolution 21 (SJR21), which proposes a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The effort, led by Senator Andy Zay and spearheaded by the nonpartisan nonprofit U.S. Term Limits, passed out of committee 7–2.

As U.S. Term Limits’ President Philip Blumel put it, “The people of Indiana are lucky to have public servants who see what is going on in D.C. and are willing to take action to fix it. They know that Congress won’t set term limits on itself. Therefore, it is the obligation of the states to do so.”

Mike Speedy, USTL state chair for Indian, said, “I’m proud of the Senate Elections Committee for passing SJR21 today. Hoosiers all around the state demand that we have term limits on Congress. I’m eager to see the resolution pass through the floor very soon.”

It is clear that the people of Indiana agree. According to the latest RMG Research poll, 84 percent of likely voters in Indiana support term limits on Congress, including strong support among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.

SJR21 has bipartisan sponsorship and the support of more than 60 legislators who have signed the term limits pledge, promising to support the congressional term limits effort. The next step will be a vote on the Senate floor.

Once the measure passes in both chambers, Indiana will be in the forefront of the states in the nation to file an application for a convention with the exclusive purpose of proposing term limits on the U.S. Congress.

After 34 state legislatures pass similar resolutions on the topic, and the term limits amendment approved, it must be ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution.

About U.S. Term Limits
U.S. Term Limits is the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advocating solely on term limits. The group’s mission is to improve the quality of government with a citizen legislature that closely reflects its constituency and is responsive to the needs of the people it serves. U.S. Term Limits does not require a self-limit on individuals; its aim is to limit the terms of all members of Congress as an institution. Find out more at termlimits.org. U.S. Term Limits does not endorse candidates. Candidates who sign the pledge endorse term limits.