State Senator Mike Bell sponsors resolution to term limit Congress

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As term limits activists from across the state of Tennessee gather together today at the state capitol with U.S. Term Limits Tennessee State Chair Mayor Glenn Jacobs, it was announced today that State Senator Mike Bell has signed on as the senate lead sponsor of HJR8, the U.S. Term Limits resolution for congressional term limits!

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, aka WWE Superstar ‘Kane’ serves as the Tennessee State Director for U.S. Term Limits.

State Senator Mike Bell sponsors resolution to term limit Congress

Washington, D.C. — State Senator Mike Bell has sponsored a resolution (HJR8) for Tennessee to join other states in calling for a convention for proposing a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The effort is spearheaded by the nonpartisan, grassroots nonprofit, U.S. Term Limits.

HJR8 has both groundswell bipartisan support in the Tennessee state legislature as well of Tennesseans across the state. Dozens of members of the legislature have gone so far as to sign a pledge to co-sponsor the legislation. Multiple members of the legislature have also signed a pledge co-sponsoring the legislation. Last year, HJR8 passed the Tennessee House of Representatives 53-34 thanks to the efforts of Representative Chris Todd of Jackson who is the legislation’s lead sponsor in the state house.

Mayor Jacobs says, “Once that’s passed Tennessee will become the fifth state out of the 34 necessary to call a constitutional convention to term limit Congress.”

A 2021 RMG Research poll shows 78% of likely voters in Tennessee support term limits on Congress, including strong support among Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike.

U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel commended Sen. Bell for moving forward the legislation. Blumel said, “The people of Tennessee are lucky to have public servants who see what is going on in D.C. and are willing to take action to fix it. They know that Congress won’t set term limits on itself. Therefore, it is the obligation of the states to do so.”



HJR8 is up for consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee before it eventually makes its way to the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Tennessee State Representative Mike Sparks speaks on why fellow lawmakers should support HJR8.

If passed in the senate this session, Tennessee will join other states in the call to convene the states for the exclusive purpose of proposing term limits on the U.S. Congress.
States that have passed similar resolutions include; West Virginia, Alabama, Missouri and Florida. States that have passed at one least one chamber includes; Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. These states are expected to pass the resolutions this year.

Once 34 state legislatures pass similar resolutions on the topic and approve the term limits amendment, it must be ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
If you want to get involved in the U.S. Term Limit issue contact Aaron Duckette, Central Regional Director for U.S. Term Limits.