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HJR 2002Did not pass · January 24, 2022

Requesting the call of a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to term limits for federal legislators

Topics:State government

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2022
  2. Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
  3. Next: Passes the House
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
  6. Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot

Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa is asking the United States Congress to hold a special meeting to propose a rule that would limit how long members of Congress can serve in office. This request stays active until two-thirds of all state legislatures ask for the same thing. If enough states agree, a convention will be held to discuss adding these term limits to the U.S. Constitution.1

Read the official explanation

This resolution constitutes a petition requesting the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposing term limits for members of the United States senate and house of representatives. The resolution also provides that it shall serve as a continuing application to call a constitutional convention, until at least two-thirds of the legislatures of the several states have made application for a similar convention and the convention is convened by Congress. The resolution provides that it shall not be aggregated with applications requesting that constitutional conventions be called for other reasons. The resolution also requires that the chief clerk of the Iowa house of representatives transmit copies of the resolution to the president and secretary of the United States senate, to the speaker, clerk, and judiciary committee chairperson of the United States house of representatives, to each senator and representative from Iowa in the Congress of the United States, and to the presiding officers of each legislative body of each of the several states, requesting the cooperation of the states in issuing an application compelling Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States.

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Lobbying

1 for · 1 against · 1 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

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