Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints, and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and requesting Congress to similarly propose such amendments

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Same legislation: SJR 8

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2021
Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
Next: Passes the House
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot

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This joint resolution constitutes an application requesting the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. The resolution stipulates that Iowa’s delegates to such a convention are expressly limited to consideration and support of amendments on those topics. The resolution constitutes a continuing application to call a constitutional convention and states the intention of the General Assembly that the application be aggregated with the prior and subsequent applications of other states limited to the purposes identified in the resolution.

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The resolution also petitions the Congress of the United States to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the federal government’s power and jurisdiction. The resolution requires the Secretary of State to transmit certified copies of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature of each state, and to the members of Iowa’s congressional delegation.

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Named February 11, 2021. Meeting: Wednesday, February 17 · 8:30 AM · Law Library.

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