Reference — Senate Report 104-158: Congressional Term Limits (1995)

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Source

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Congressional Term Limits. Senate Report 104-158, accompanying S.J. Res. 21, 104th Congress, 1st Session (1995).

Original publication:

→ Congress.gov — Senate Report 104-158: Congressional Term Limits (1995)

→ GovInfo — S. Rept. 104-158 (GPO)

Why this source is included

This report is included in the Rotation Research Reference Library because it documents the Senate Judiciary Committee's formal consideration of a constitutional amendment establishing congressional term limits. It provides the committee's constitutional analysis, proposed amendment text, transition provisions, hearing record, minority views, and legislative history during the period immediately following U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton.

Framework Applications

Rotation Research cites this report for:

  • Constitutional amendment design

  • Transition architecture

  • Proposal authority

  • Grandfathering and prospective application

  • Congressional eligibility structures

  • Legislative findings and constitutional reasoning

Related Pages

→ 3/2 Equal Limits Amendment
Contemporary constitutional proposal for congressional eligibility architecture.

→ Worked Example — Canonical House Limit Design (3-Term Architecture)
Analysis of bounded House eligibility architecture.

→ Constitutional Maintenance
Constitutional amendment and institutional adaptation.

→ Proposal Authority
Constitutional authority to initiate formal change.

→ Eligibility Regime Architectures
Comparative analysis of eligibility structures.

Boundaries of Use

Rotation Research does not adopt or endorse every constitutional interpretation, policy recommendation, or legislative conclusion contained in this report. The report is cited as a primary historical document describing congressional consideration of constitutional term limits, amendment architecture, and eligibility design.

Archival Note

An archived copy of Senate Report 104-158 is maintained by Rotation Research for research and reference purposes.

Last updated — July 2026