Twenty-second Amendment redirects here. For other uses, see Twenty-second Amendment (disambiguation) . The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for election and overall time of service to the office of President of the United States.Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947.It was ratified by the requisite 36 of the then-48 states on February 27, 1951.wenty-second Amendment redirects here. For other uses, see Twenty-second Amendment (disambiguation) . The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for election and overall time of service to the office of President of the United States.