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Requesting the call of a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of terms of office that may be served by federal legislators
Topics:State government
Same legislation: SJR 4
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
- Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
- 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 enough states join in to force the meeting to happen. The state will also send this request to leaders in Washington, D.C., and to other state governments to ask for their help.1
Read the official explanation
This resolution constitutes a petition requesting the United States Congress to call a 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 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 conventions be called for other reasons. The resolution also requires that the secretary of the Iowa senate 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.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 25, 2021. On March 2, 2021 it recommended passage.
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Lobbying
2 for · 5 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.
- SJR 11 Requesting the call of a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendme…88th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · nearly identicalCleared committee
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