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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SJR 2: Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and impose limits on the number of terms that a person may serve in Congress, and requesting Congress to similarly propose such amendments

Did not pass · It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended.

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, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and impose limits on the number of terms that a person may serve in the Congress of the United States. The resolution stipulates that Iowa’s delegates to such a convention are expressly limited to consideration and support of amendments on those topics.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 12, 2023

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

In plain words

  1. January 10, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 12, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Boulton and Koelker

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SJR2