Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 78
Constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Congress
Never delivered“If I'm elected president, I will push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress.”
- Promised
- , Campaign rally, Colorado Springs, later item one of the Gettysburg contract
- Stated deadline
- “first item of the 100-day contract” → January 26, 2017
- Overdue by
- 9 years, 7 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 6 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Ethics & conflicts
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What happened
No term-limits amendment was proposed by the White House or brought to a vote in either chamber during the term. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in November 2016 there was no chance of it passing, and the administration did not pursue it further.