SJR 8: 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

What it does

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.

Senate subcommittee · named January 19, 2022

• Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
• Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 6 against

For: Convention of States Action; Personal Interest-George Caron; Personal Interest-Sarah Abdouch

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Phyllis Schlafly Eagles of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 1, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 3, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Boulton and Whiting
3. January 19, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Boulton and Schultz