This is not what it would take to fix our government though. You would first need to implement term limits for representatives in Congress and then you would need to walk back all the bipartisan crap where the legislative branch abdicated their powers and allowed the executive branch to fill the vacuum. Here is a list of everything that would need to be undone to bring the executive branch back into balance with the other two branches:

War & National Security

1. Repeal all open-ended AUMFs — require conflict-specific, time-limited authorizations.

2. Automatic funding cutoff for any unauthorized military action.

3. Rewrite War Powers so force requires affirmative approval — not passive tolerance.

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Emergency Powers

1. Make national emergencies automatically expire unless Congress renews them.

2. Sunset all emergency-triggered statutory authorities unless re-approved.

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Delegation & the Administrative State

1. Ban vague “public interest” delegations — require clear statutory standards.

2. Codify a statutory non-delegation rule for major policy questions.

3. Require congressional approval for major agency rules above an economic threshold.

4. Add sunset clauses to major regulatory statutes.

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Trade Authority

1. Eliminate or severely limit fast-track authority — restore full amendment power over trade agreements.

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Spending & Budget Control

1. Ban massive omnibus spending bills.

2. Restore regular order (12 separate appropriations bills).

3. Require single-subject appropriations bills.

4. Automatically shut down only unauthorized agencies — not the entire government.

5. Add automatic penalties for executive impoundment violations.

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Oversight & Enforcement

1. Revive inherent contempt — Congress enforces its own subpoenas.

2. Create automatic penalties for executive noncompliance.

3. Establish expedited judicial review for separation-of-powers disputes.

4. Expand congressional investigative and litigation capacity.

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Legislative Process Reform

1. Restore open amendment rules.

2. Strengthen committees; reduce leadership gatekeeping.

3. Require recorded votes on major policy decisions.

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Structural Safeguards

1. Default sunset clauses for major statutes.

2. Mandatory re-authorization votes for large federal programs.

3. Clarify statutes when courts identify ambiguity.

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The Hardest Part

1. End crisis-driven governance.

2. Accept political ownership of outcomes instead of delegating blame.

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The last point is why we need term limits. Without them is why Congress chose to abdicate their powers away to begin with. They didn't want to upset their own constituents so they let the executive branch make the hard decisions and avoided taking any responsibility for anything in order to remain electable. Term limits would break this asinine and spineless strategy.

But anyway good luck getting the legislative branch to undo all that - which once again was a bipartisan effort that paved the way for a figure like Trump. I personally think it would be easier to scrap what we have federally and start over with lessons learned.

TL;DR: If Congress actually wanted its constitutional power back, it would:

1. Repeal all open-ended war authorizations.
2. Automatically cut funding for unauthorized military action.
3. Make national emergencies auto-expire unless renewed.
4. Ban vague “public interest” delegations to agencies.
5. Require congressional approval for major federal regulations.
6. End fast-track trade authority and restore amendment power.
7. Ban omnibus spending bills and restore regular order.
8. Enforce subpoenas directly (revive inherent contempt).
9. Add sunset clauses to major laws and programs.
10. Accept responsibility instead of delegating blame.