Bill Text: IA HJR2001 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution rescinding all previous requests by the general assembly of the state of Iowa for the United States Congress to call a federal constitutional convention pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-28 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 144. [HJR2001 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HJR2001-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
2001
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2001
BY
SALMON
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
rescinding
all
previous
requests
by
the
1
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Iowa
for
the
United
States
2
Congress
to
call
a
federal
constitutional
convention
3
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
United
States
Constitution.
4
WHEREAS,
the
constitutional
convention
of
1787
was
initially
5
convened
to
make
revisions
to
the
Articles
of
Confederation
6
and
that
convention
decided
instead
to
discard
the
Articles
7
of
Confederation
entirely
and
create
a
new
system
of
8
government;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Constitution
has
served
as
the
10
cornerstone
of
American
liberty
since
its
creation
in
1787
and
11
was
the
first
written
national
constitution
to
set
forth
a
12
system
of
separation
of
powers
and
to
ensure
that
the
rights
of
13
minority
groups
could
not
be
easily
trampled
upon
by
the
will
14
of
the
majority;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Constitution
has
proven
to
be
16
resilient
and
a
subsequent
constitutional
convention
has
not
17
been
held
since
1787;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Article
V
of
the
United
States
Constitution
19
requires
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
to
convene
a
20
constitutional
convention
upon
the
application
of
two-thirds
of
21
the
several
states;
and
22
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Iowa
has,
at
23
various
times,
previously
made
applications
to
the
Congress
of
24
the
United
States
of
America
to
call
a
convention
to
propose
25
amendments
concerning
specific
subjects
to
the
United
States
26
Constitution,
pursuant
to
Article
V;
and
27
WHEREAS,
over
the
course
of
time,
the
will
of
the
people
of
28
the
state
of
Iowa
may
have
changed
relating
to
these
previous
29
resolutions;
and
30
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
aware
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House
Joint
Resolution
2001
-
Introduced
that
other
state
legislatures
have
made
applications
requesting
32
that
Congress
call
a
constitutional
convention;
and
33
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Iowa
no
34
longer
supports
its
previous
resolutions
which
request
that
35
Congress
call
a
constitutional
convention,
all
of
which
36
were
adopted
many
decades
ago;
and
does
not
wish
for
these
37
resolutions
to
be
included
with
applications
made
by
other
38
state
legislatures;
NOW
THEREFORE,
39
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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That
the
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Iowa
rescinds
1
all
prior
applications
to
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
2
of
America
to
call
a
convention
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
3
United
States
Constitution,
including
but
not
limited
to
all
of
4
the
following:
5
1.
Joint
resolution
no.
3
of
the
30th
general
assembly
6
(1904).
7
2.
Senate
joint
resolution
no.
2
of
the
32nd
general
assembly
8
(1907).
9
3.
House
joint
resolution
no.
9
of
the
33rd
general
assembly
10
(1909).
11
4.
House
concurrent
resolution
no.
15
of
the
49th
general
12
assembly
(1941).
13
5.
House
concurrent
resolution
no.
26
of
the
50th
general
14
assembly
(1943).
15
6.
Senate
concurrent
resolution
no.
11
of
the
54th
general
16
assembly
(1951).
17
7.
Senate
concurrent
resolution
no.
13
of
the
63rd
general
18
assembly
(1969).
19
8.
House
joint
resolution
no.
1
of
the
64th
general
assembly,
20
1971
Acts,
chapter
289.
21
9.
Senate
joint
resolution
no.
1
of
the
68th
general
22
assembly,
1979
Acts,
chapter
172;
and
23
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
general
assembly
of
the
24
State
of
Iowa
urges
each
state
legislature
which
has
requested
25
Congress
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
to
withdraw
such
26
applications;
and
27
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
resolution
be
28
sent
to
the
President
and
the
Secretary
of
the
United
States
29
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
the
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
30
of
Representatives,
and
members
of
the
Iowa
congressional
31
delegation.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
35
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