Indiana Senate resolves to put term limits on Congress

On Monday, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 21 (SJR 21), which notifies Congress that Indiana seeks to participate in an amendment convention for the sole purpose of proposing a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The effort, led by State Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) and spearheaded by the nonpartisan nonprofit U.S. Term Limits, passed 31 to 18.

According to the latest RMG Research poll, 84 percent of likely Hoosier voters support term limits on Congress, including strong support among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.

U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel commended the Indiana state senators who voted “yea” on the resolution.

“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,” Blumel said. “They know that Congress won’t set term limits on itself. Therefore, it is the obligation of the states to do so.”

Once SJR 21 passes the House, Indiana will join other states in the call to convene the states for the exclusive purpose of proposing term limits on the U.S. Congress. Once 34 state legislatures pass similar resolutions on the topic and approve the term limits amendment, 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 organization’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. USTL does not require a self-limit on individuals. USTL’s 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.