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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HJR 11: 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

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 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.

Sponsors

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)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 7 against

For: Convention of States Action

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; United Professionals/UE; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 3, 2025Sent to the House State Government committee

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/91/HJR11