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House Republican 6-year ceilings for top committee posts turn 30

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House Republicans adopted a term limits rule limiting lawmakers to six years atop a committee in 1995 .

Three decades in, there are enough political data points to assess whether term limits have worked effectively.

The rule was part of broader changes in how Congress operates, even with Democrats running the House for 40 years .

Texas Rep. Barton , first elected in 1984 , worked his way up to be chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce .

Barton helmed the committee for a single, two-year term before Democrats won a House majority in 2006 .

House Democrats have long expressed discontent about the party's lack of term limits for its top committee spots.

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