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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 limit the number of terms that a person may serve in Congress or as a federal official
Sponsored by Rep. Tom Determann (R), Rep. Dean Fisher (R), Rep. Jason Gearhart (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Megan Jones (R), Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R), Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R), Rep. Gary M. Mohr (R), Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R), Rep. Henry Stone (R), Rep. Ryan Weldon (R), Rep. John H. Wills (R)
Topics:State government
Same legislation: HJR 6
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
- Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 26, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDid not pass
- Next: Passes the Senate
- 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
This joint resolution constitutes an application requesting the United States Congress to call a convention for proposing 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 limit the terms of office for federal officials and for members of Congress. The resolution constitutes a continuing application to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
Read the full explanation
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, each member of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature of each state.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Lobbying
1 for · 7 against · 0 undecided · Who →
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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.
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91st General Assembly
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HJR 4 Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of …90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HJR 7 · very similarCleared committee
- SJR 1 Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of …90th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
Similar bills this General Assembly
- HJR 2004 Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of …91st General Assembly · Approved by committeeNearly identical
- SJR 2 Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of …91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageVery similar
Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.