Bill Text: IA SJR2 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-12 - Subcommittee: Dawson, Boulton, and Koelker. S.J. 118. [SJR2 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SJR2-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
2
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2
BY
DAWSON
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
calling
for
an
Article
V
convention
in
order
1
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
2
States
that
impose
fiscal
restraints,
limit
the
power
and
3
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
government,
and
impose
limits
on
4
the
number
of
terms
that
a
person
may
serve
in
Congress,
and
5
requesting
Congress
to
similarly
propose
such
amendments.
6
WHEREAS,
the
founders
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
7
States
empowered
state
legislators
to
be
guardians
of
liberty
8
against
future
abuses
of
power
by
the
federal
government;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
created
a
crushing
10
national
debt
through
improper
and
imprudent
spending;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
invaded
the
legitimate
12
roles
of
the
states
through
the
manipulative
process
of
federal
13
mandates,
most
of
which
are
unfunded
to
a
great
extent;
and
14
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
ceased
to
live
under
15
a
proper
interpretation
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
16
States;
and
17
WHEREAS,
the
average
length
of
service
in
Congress
continues
18
to
rise
which
creates
a
detachment
between
the
members
and
19
their
constituents,
making
the
American
people
feel
they
are
no
20
longer
being
listened
to;
and
21
WHEREAS,
open-seat
elections
will
allow
for
more
people
to
22
participate
in
the
government
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds
23
providing
better
representation
and
more
options
for
the
voters
24
on
the
ballots;
and
25
WHEREAS,
the
General
Assembly
of
Iowa,
a
body
of
citizen
26
legislators,
desires
to
restore
rotation
in
office
for
members
27
serving
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States;
and
28
WHEREAS,
it
is
the
solemn
duty
of
the
states
to
protect
29
the
liberty
of
our
people,
particularly
for
the
generations
30
to
come,
by
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
31
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Senate
Joint
Resolution
2
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Introduced
United
States
through
a
convention
of
the
states
under
Article
32
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
for
the
purpose
of
33
restraining
abuses
of
power
and
restoring
rotation
in
office
34
for
members
serving
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States;
NOW
35
THEREFORE,
36
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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That
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
is
hereby
petitioned
1
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
2
for
submission
to
the
states
for
ratification,
to
impose
fiscal
3
restraints
on
the
federal
government,
to
limit
the
federal
4
government’s
power
and
jurisdiction,
and
to
limit
the
number
5
of
terms
that
a
person
may
be
elected
as
a
member
of
the
United
6
States
house
of
representatives
and
to
set
a
limit
on
the
7
number
of
terms
that
a
person
may
be
elected
as
a
member
of
the
8
United
States
senate;
and
9
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That,
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
10
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
the
General
Assembly,
as
the
11
legislature
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
joins
in
the
applications
of
12
the
states
of
Georgia
(SR
736,
2014),
Florida
(SM
476,
2014),
13
Alaska
(HJR
22,
2014),
Alabama
(HJR
112,
2015),
Tennessee
(SJR
14
67,
2016),
Indiana
(SJR
14,
2016),
Oklahoma
(SJR
4,
2016),
15
Louisiana
(SCR
52,
2016),
Arizona
(HCR
2010,
2017),
North
16
Dakota
(HCR
3006,
2017),
Texas
(SJR
2,
2017),
Missouri
(SCR
4,
17
2017),
Arkansas
(SJR
3,
2019),
Utah
(SJR
9,
2019),
Mississippi
18
(SCR
596,
2019),
Wisconsin
(AJR
9,
2022),
Nebraska
(LR
14,
19
2022),
West
Virginia
(HCR
31,
2022),
and
South
Carolina
(H.
20
3205,
2022)
for
a
convention
for
the
specific
and
exclusive
21
purpose
of
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
22
United
States
limited
to
the
purposes
stated
therein,
provided,
23
however,
that
the
delegates
from
Iowa
to
said
convention
are
24
expressly
limited
to
consideration
and
support
of
amendments
25
that
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
government,
26
amendments
that
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
27
government,
and
amendments
that
impose
limits
on
the
number
of
28
terms
that
a
person
may
serve
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
29
States,
and
no
amendments
on
any
other
topic;
and
30
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
it
is
the
express
intention
of
31
the
General
Assembly
that
this
application
shall
be
aggregated
32
with
the
prior
and
subsequent
applications
of
other
states
33
limited
to
the
purposes
identified
in
this
application;
and
34
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
constitutes
35
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a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
Article
V
of
the
1
Constitution
of
the
United
States
until
the
legislatures
of
at
2
least
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
made
applications
3
for
a
similar
convention
under
Article
V,
or
the
General
4
Assembly
resolves
to
withdraw
this
application;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Secretary
of
State
shall
6
transmit
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
7
and
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
8
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
the
9
presiding
officer
of
each
house
of
the
legislature
of
each
of
10
the
several
states,
and
to
each
member
of
Iowa’s
congressional
11
delegation.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
joint
resolution
constitutes
an
application
requesting
16
the
United
States
Congress
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
17
in
order
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
18
United
States
to
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
19
government,
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
20
government,
and
impose
limits
on
the
number
of
terms
that
21
a
person
may
serve
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States.
22
The
resolution
stipulates
that
Iowa’s
delegates
to
such
a
23
convention
are
expressly
limited
to
consideration
and
support
24
of
amendments
on
those
topics.
The
resolution
constitutes
a
25
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
26
and
states
the
intention
of
the
General
Assembly
that
the
27
application
be
aggregated
with
the
prior
and
subsequent
28
applications
of
other
states
limited
to
the
purposes
identified
29
in
the
resolution.
30
The
resolution
also
petitions
the
Congress
of
the
United
31
States
to
propose
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
32
United
States
to
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
33
government,
limit
the
federal
government’s
power
and
34
jurisdiction,
and
impose
limits
on
the
number
of
terms
that
a
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person
may
serve
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States.
1
The
resolution
requires
the
Secretary
of
State
to
transmit
2
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
and
3
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
4
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
the
presiding
5
officer
of
each
house
of
the
legislature
of
each
state,
and
to
6
the
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation.
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