Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with legislators to discuss an amendment that would place term limits on members of U.S. Congress. DeSantis was invited by the U.S. Term Limits organization. During the 2024 Legislative Session, Florida legislators passed House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 693 calling for a U.S. Term Limits convention. Florida is among a group of six states that have passed resolutions through both chambers of state legislature to make such an application for a convention.
“We need term limits for members of Congress,” DeSantis said. “Florida has already certified a proposed amendment under Article V of the Constitution and other states are poised to follow suit…We will never turn our country around if we don’t change the incentives in DC. Term limits are supported by huge majorities of Americans—it’s time to make it happen.”The U.S. Constitution provides state legislatures with the authority to propose amendments without the approval of Congress. To call the U.S. Term Limits Convention, it would require two-thirds of the 50 states to pass similar resolutions. Currently, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin have passed resolutions calling for a U.S. Term Limits Convention, though other states have such a resolution passed in a single chamber or before their legislative bodies for a vote.
