A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, all from the freshman class, have released a plan to impose term limits on members of Congress.

The proposal would limit senators to serving two terms and representatives to serving six terms, for a total of 12 years each. The new system, however, would be grandfathered in so that it only applies to the 115th Congress and beyond.

Shortly after the plan was introduced, Reps. Mike Gallagher Michael (Mike) John GallagherGovernment watchdog recommends creation of White House cyber director position Hillicon Valley: 'Fortnite' owner sues Apple after game is removed from App Store | Federal agencies seize, dismantle cryptocurrency campaigns of major terrorist organizations Lawmakers introduce bill designating billion to secure state and local IT systems MORE (R-Wis.) and Ro Khanna Rohit (Ro) KhannaThe Hill Interview: Jerry Brown on climate disasters, COVID-19 and Biden's 'Rooseveltian moment' Congress needs to prioritize government digital service delivery DeJoy defends Postal Service changes at combative House hearing MORE (D-Calif.) shot a video together standing outside the House, which they posted to Twitter and Facebook.

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“I’m here with my friend Ro Khanna. … He’s a Democrat. A very progressive Democrat. But we agree on congressional reform and term limits,” said Gallagher, 34.

The calls for congressional term limits are hardly new. But the push has been reignited by a set of younger lawmakers in the freshman class, including Gallagher, Khanna and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Vicente González (D-Texas.) and Greg Gianforte Gregory Richard GianfortePence seeks to boost Daines in critical Montana Senate race On The Trail: How Nancy Pelosi could improbably become president Supreme Court denies push to add Green Party candidates to Montana ballot MORE (R-Mont.).

“I remember in orientation you came up to us and you said, ‘We’ve got to have congressional reform.’ And I know you really took the lead on term limits. It’s something I really believe in,” Khanna, 41, said in the video with Gallagher.

The same group met with President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE at the White House last month to pitch some of their ideas. The president, who supported term limits as part of his “drain the swamp” pledge, gave the group his full-throated endorsement and directed the lawmakers to come up with a single proposal.

“I recently had a terrific meeting with a bipartisan group of freshman lawmakers who feel very strongly in favor of Congressional term limits,” Trump tweeted after the meeting. “I gave them my full support and endorsement for their efforts. #DrainTheSwamp”

But the plan faces an uphill battle on Capitol Hill, where there is entrenched opposition to term limits.

And imposing congressional term limits requires a constitutional amendment — a rare and immensely difficult task that requires two-thirds support from both the House and Senate, as well as ratification by three-fourths of the states.