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  2. Term limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A movement in favor of term limits took hold in the early 1990s, and reached its apex in 1992 to 1994, a period when seventeen states enacted term limits through state legislation or state constitutional amendments. [18] Many of the laws enacted limited terms for both the state legislature and in the state's delegation to Congress.

  3. Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    State legislators in Texas make $600 per month, or $7,200 per year, plus a per diem of $221 for every day the Legislature is in session (also including any special sessions). That adds up to $38,140 a year for a regular session (140 days), with the total pay for a two-year term being $45,340.

  4. Staggered elections - Wikipedia

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    For example, United States senators have a six-year term, but they are not all elected at the same time. Rather, elections are held every two years for one-third of Senate seats. Staggered elections have the effect of limiting control of a representative body by the body being represented, but can also minimize the impact of cumulative voting. [1]

  5. Explainer-How Republicans plan to pass Trump's agenda through ...

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    Reconciliation was set up to make it easier for Congress to control the U.S. government's finances, and is supposed to be used only for budget-related legislation: taxes, spending and raising the ...

  6. Trump formally wins Electoral College — with Jan. 6 expected ...

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    Trump encouraged supporters in Congress to challenge his 2020 Electoral College defeat by arguing that officials unlawfully expanded mail-in voting and voter registration deadlines.

  7. Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his ...

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    Roughly 1,000 government positions require Senate confirmation through a majority vote in the 100-seat chamber. Most of Trump's Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 ...

  8. Congressional Apportionment Amendment - Wikipedia

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    It was proposed by Congress on September 25, 1789, but was never ratified by the requisite number of state legislatures. As Congress did not set a time limit for its ratification, the Congressional Apportionment Amendment is still pending before the

  9. Procedures of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The southwest corner of the United States Capitol in Washington. The Constitution forbids Congress from meeting elsewhere.. A term of Congress is divided into two "sessions", one for each year; Congress has occasionally also been called into an extra, (or special) session (the Constitution requires Congress to meet at least once each year).