For immediate release
February 26, 2026
Contact: Shanna Chamblee, U.S. Term Limits
schamblee@termlimits.com
Kansas Senate Committee Passes Resolution to Term Limit Congress
Kansas City, KS — The Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee passed House Concurrent Resolution 5022 (HCR5022), which proposes a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The effort is led by Senator Mike Thompson and spearheaded by the nonpartisan nonprofit U.S. Term Limits passed favorably with a voice vote.
As U.S. Term Limits’ President Philip Blumel put it, “Washington won’t fix itself, but Kansas can. We need leaders who see the problem and have the courage to act. Since Congress refuses to enact term limits, the states must take the lead and get the job done.”
It is clear that the people of Kansas agree. According to the latest Kansas poll by RMG Research, 80% of likely voters in Kansas support term limits on Congress, including strong support among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.
HCR5022 has the support of more than 85 legislators who have signed the term limits pledge, promising to support the congressional term limits effort. Once the measure passes the senate chamber, Kansas 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. We’re one step closer to bringing back citizen legislators to Congress and restoring trust in the democratic process.
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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. U.S. Term Limits 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.o
