Overview
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Maryland Rep. David Trone publicly joined U.S. Term Limits after co-authoring a New York Times op-ed endorsing caps on congressional service.
- U.S. Term Limits backs a three-term cap for House members and a two-term cap for senators, arguing it would increase turnover and curb special-interest influence.
- About a dozen state legislatures have passed matching resolutions, with advocates targeting 34 states to trigger a convention to consider a term limits amendment.
- Applying the group’s proposal to the current Senate would render 46 sitting senators ineligible for re-election, according to its calculations.
- Organizers acknowledge broad public support yet persistent resistance in Congress and say any congressional amendment would likely include a grandfather clause for current incumbents.