For immediate release
March 17, 2025
Contact: Les Chambee, U.S. Term Limits
lchamblee@termlimits.org
VICTORY: Indiana Legislature Passes Term Limits on Congress Resolution
Indianapolis, IN – Today, the Indiana State House passed SJR21, a resolution applying for a national convention to propose term limits on Congress with a bipartisan vote of 66 yeas and 30 nays. The effort was led by Representative Dave Hall and Senator Andy Zay who sponsored the resolution.
The application is officially heading to Congress to be counted towards the 34 state applications required to call a term limits convention. This success is part of a national, nonpartisan movement led by U.S. Term Limits to fight careerism in Washington, D.C.
Indiana State Chair for U.S. Term Limits, Mike Speedy, commented on the victory saying, “Our Founders knew Congress would drag its feet on needed reforms and that the states needed recourse to address those needs in spite of congressional reluctance. This is why they gave us the Article V amendment proposal process. With today’s final passage of SJR 21, the state of Indiana has taken up its constitutional authority to compel Congress to action, or watch the states do it for them. ”
Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides states the authority to impose term limits on Congress without congressional approval. For the term limits amendment convention to be called, at total of 34 states must pass similar resolutions. Once a term limits amendment is proposed, it must be ratified by 38 states for it to be added to the U.S. Constitution. This process allows the states to completely bypass Congress.
The President of U.S. Term Limits, Philip Blumel said “Eighty-seven percent of Americans support term limits on Congress, including huge majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents. This is a rare, truly nonpartisan issue with national appeal.”
SJR21 was supported by both Democrats and Republicans and passed through both chambers of the Indiana state legislature. While the state house passed the resolution today, the state senate passed it earlier in this session and, therefore, it was ordered enrolled.
“All of the sponsors and cosponsors have been an integral part of the victory in Indiana. Their efforts helped put Indiana at the forefront of states calling for term limits on Congress,” Blumel added.
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U.S. Term Limits is the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advocating solely on term limits. Our 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. Our aim is to limit the terms of all members of Congress as an institution. Find out more at termlimits.org.