Bill Text: IA SJR11 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution requesting the call of a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to term limits for federal legislators.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-12 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SJR11 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SJR11-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
11
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
11
BY
WHITING
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
requesting
the
call
of
a
constitutional
1
convention
for
the
purpose
of
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
2
Constitution
of
the
United
States
relating
to
term
limits
3
for
federal
legislators.
4
WHEREAS,
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
5
provides
that
Congress
must
call
a
convention
for
the
purpose
6
of
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
upon
application
by
7
two-thirds
of
the
states
demanding
such
action;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
of
Iowa
is
hereby
joining
with
9
other
states
in
asserting
rights
and
responsibilities
under
10
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
with
regard
11
to
proposing
a
congressional
term
limits
amendment;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
average
length
of
service
in
Congress
continues
13
to
rise
which
creates
a
detachment
between
the
members
and
14
their
constituents,
making
the
American
people
feel
they
are
no
15
longer
being
listened
to;
and
16
WHEREAS,
open-seat
elections
will
allow
for
more
people
to
17
participate
in
the
government
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds
18
providing
better
representation
and
more
options
for
the
voters
19
on
the
ballots;
and
20
WHEREAS,
the
general
assembly
of
Iowa,
a
body
of
citizen
21
legislators,
desires
to
restore
rotation
in
office
for
members
22
serving
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States;
NOW
THEREFORE,
23
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Senate
Joint
Resolution
11
-
Introduced
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
24
That
the
general
assembly,
as
the
legislature
of
the
state
of
25
Iowa,
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
26
States,
hereby
applies
to
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
27
to
call
a
convention
for
the
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
an
28
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
to
limit
the
29
number
of
terms
that
a
person
may
be
elected
as
a
member
of
the
30
United
States
house
of
representatives
and
to
set
a
limit
on
31
the
number
of
terms
that
a
person
may
be
elected
as
a
member
of
32
the
United
States
senate.
33
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
secretary
of
the
Iowa
34
senate
transmit
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
president
and
35
secretary
of
the
United
States
senate,
the
speaker,
clerk,
and
36
judiciary
committee
chairperson
of
the
United
States
house
of
37
representatives,
to
each
senator
and
representative
from
Iowa
38
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States,
and
to
the
presiding
39
officers
of
each
legislative
body
of
each
of
the
several
40
states,
requesting
the
cooperation
of
the
states
in
issuing
41
an
application
compelling
Congress
to
call
a
convention
for
42
proposing
amendments
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
43
of
the
United
States.
44
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
shall
45
be
considered
as
covering
the
same
subject
matter
as
the
46
applications
from
other
states
to
Congress
to
call
a
convention
47
to
set
a
limit
on
the
number
of
terms
that
a
person
may
be
48
elected
to
the
United
States
house
of
representatives
and
the
49
United
States
senate;
and
this
application
shall
be
aggregated
50
with
the
same
for
the
purpose
of
attaining
the
two-thirds
51
of
states
necessary
to
require
Congress
to
call
a
limited
52
convention
on
this
subject,
but
shall
not
be
aggregated
with
53
any
other
applications
on
any
other
subject.
54
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
constitutes
55
a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
Article
V
of
the
56
Constitution
of
the
United
States
until
the
legislatures
of
at
57
least
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
made
applications
58
on
the
same
subject.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
resolution
constitutes
a
petition
requesting
the
United
4
States
Congress
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
for
the
5
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
6
of
the
United
States
proposing
term
limits
for
members
of
the
7
United
States
senate
and
house
of
representatives.
8
The
resolution
also
provides
that
it
shall
serve
as
a
9
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
convention,
10
until
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
legislatures
of
the
several
11
states
have
made
application
for
a
similar
convention
and
the
12
convention
is
convened
by
Congress.
The
resolution
provides
13
that
it
shall
not
be
aggregated
with
applications
requesting
14
that
constitutional
conventions
be
called
for
other
reasons.
15
The
resolution
also
requires
that
the
secretary
of
the
Iowa
16
senate
transmit
copies
of
the
resolution
to
the
president
and
17
secretary
of
the
United
States
senate,
to
the
speaker,
clerk,
18
and
judiciary
committee
chairperson
of
the
United
States
house
19
of
representatives,
to
each
senator
and
representative
from
20
Iowa
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States,
and
to
the
presiding
21
officers
of
each
legislative
body
of
each
of
the
several
22
states,
requesting
the
cooperation
of
the
states
in
issuing
23
an
application
compelling
Congress
to
call
a
convention
for
24
proposing
amendments
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
25
of
the
United
States.
26
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