Bill Text: IA SJR8 | 2021-2022 | 89th 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, and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and requesting Congress to similarly propose such amendments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-19 - Subcommittee reassigned: Zaun, Boulton, and Schultz. S.J. 119. [SJR8 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SJR8-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
8
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
8
BY
ZAUN
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,
and
limit
the
power
3
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
government,
and
requesting
4
Congress
to
similarly
propose
such
amendments.
5
WHEREAS,
the
founders
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
6
States
empowered
state
legislators
to
be
guardians
of
liberty
7
against
future
abuses
of
power
by
the
federal
government;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
created
a
crushing
9
national
debt
through
improper
and
imprudent
spending;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
invaded
the
legitimate
11
roles
of
the
states
through
the
manipulative
process
of
federal
12
mandates,
most
of
which
are
unfunded
to
a
great
extent;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
ceased
to
live
under
14
a
proper
interpretation
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
15
States;
and
16
WHEREAS,
it
is
the
solemn
duty
of
the
states
to
protect
17
the
liberty
of
our
people,
particularly
for
the
generations
18
to
come,
by
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
19
United
States
through
a
convention
of
the
states
under
Article
20
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
for
the
purpose
of
21
restraining
these
and
related
abuses
of
power;
NOW
THEREFORE,
22
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
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
2
States,
for
submission
to
the
states
for
ratification,
to
3
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
government
and
limit
4
the
federal
government’s
power
and
jurisdiction;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That,
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
6
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
the
General
Assembly,
as
the
7
legislature
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
joins
in
the
applications
of
8
the
states
of
Georgia
(SR
736,
2014),
Florida
(SM
476,
2014),
9
Alaska
(HJR
22,
2014),
Alabama
(HJR
112,
2015),
Tennessee
10
(SJR
67,
2016),
Indiana
(SJR
14,
2016),
Oklahoma
(SJR
4,
11
2016),
Louisiana
(SCR
52,
2016),
Arizona
(HCR
2010,
2017),
12
North
Dakota
(HCR
3006,
2017),
Texas
(SJR
2,
2017),
Missouri
13
(SCR
4,
2017),
Arkansas
(SJR
3,
2019),
Utah
(SJR
9,
2019),
14
and
Mississippi
(SCR
596,
2019),
for
a
convention
for
the
15
specific
and
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
amendments
to
the
16
Constitution
of
the
United
States
limited
to
the
purposes
17
stated
therein,
provided,
however,
that
the
delegates
from
18
Iowa
to
said
convention
are
expressly
limited
to
consideration
19
and
support
of
amendments
that
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
20
federal
government,
and
amendments
that
limit
the
power
and
21
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
government,
and
no
amendments
on
22
any
other
topic;
and
23
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
it
is
the
express
intention
of
24
the
General
Assembly
that
this
application
shall
be
aggregated
25
with
the
prior
and
subsequent
applications
of
other
states
26
limited
to
the
purposes
identified
in
this
application;
and
27
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
constitutes
28
a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
Article
V
of
the
29
Constitution
of
the
United
States
until
the
legislatures
of
at
30
least
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
made
applications
31
for
a
similar
convention
under
Article
V,
or
the
General
32
Assembly
resolves
to
withdraw
this
application;
and
33
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Secretary
of
State
shall
34
transmit
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
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and
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
1
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
the
2
presiding
officer
of
each
house
of
the
legislature
of
each
of
3
the
several
states,
and
to
each
member
of
Iowa’s
congressional
4
delegation.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
joint
resolution
constitutes
an
application
requesting
9
the
United
States
Congress
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
10
in
order
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
11
United
States
to
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
12
government
and
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
13
government.
The
resolution
stipulates
that
Iowa’s
delegates
14
to
such
a
convention
are
expressly
limited
to
consideration
15
and
support
of
amendments
on
those
topics.
The
resolution
16
constitutes
a
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
17
convention
and
states
the
intention
of
the
General
Assembly
18
that
the
application
be
aggregated
with
the
prior
and
19
subsequent
applications
of
other
states
limited
to
the
purposes
20
identified
in
the
resolution.
21
The
resolution
also
petitions
the
Congress
of
the
United
22
States
to
propose
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
23
United
States
to
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
24
government
and
limit
the
federal
government’s
power
and
25
jurisdiction.
26
The
resolution
requires
the
Secretary
of
State
to
transmit
27
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
and
28
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
29
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
the
presiding
30
officer
of
each
house
of
the
legislature
of
each
state,
and
to
31
the
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation.
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