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1 1 That the Congress of the United States is hereby petitioned
1 2 to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United
1 3 States, for submission to the states for ratification, to
1 4 limit the number of years a person may serve in the United
1 5 States House of Representatives to no more than twelve, and to
1 6 limit the number of years a person may serve in the United
1 7 States Senate to no more than twelve and providing that if a
1 8 person serves a portion of a term to which some other person
1 9 was elected, those years shall not be included in the total
1 10 years of service.
1 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, alternatively, pursuant to
1 12 Article V of the Constitution of the United States, the
1 13 General Assembly, as the Legislature of the State of Iowa,
1 14 makes application to the Congress of the United States to call
1 15 a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of
1 16 proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
1 17 States, for submission to the states for ratification, to
1 18 limit the number of years a person may serve in the United
1 19 States House of Representatives to no more than twelve, and to
1 20 limit the number of years a person may serve in the United
1 21 States Senate to no more than twelve and providing that if a
1 22 person serves a portion of a term to which some other person
1 23 was elected, those years shall not be included in the total
1 24 years of service.
1 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That if, within sixty days after
1 26 the legislatures of two-thirds of the states make application
1 27 for such convention, Congress proposes and submits to the
1 28 states for ratification an amendment to the Constitution of
1 29 the United States which limits congressional years of service
1 30 in a manner substantially similar to the manner contained in
1 31 this Joint Resolution, then this application for a convention
1 32 shall no longer be of any force and effect.
1 33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That if the convention is not
1 34 limited to the specific and exclusive purposes of this Joint
1 35 Resolution, this application and request shall be null and
2 1 void, and shall be rescinded and of no effect.
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this application constitutes a
2 3 continuing application in accordance with Article V of the
2 4 Constitution of the United States, until at least two-thirds
2 5 of the legislatures of the several states have made
2 6 application for a similar convention under Article V, or the
2 7 Congress has proposed the amendment called for by this Joint
2 8 Resolution, or the General Assembly acts to withdraw this
2 9 application.
2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State shall
2 11 transmit certified copies of this Joint Resolution to the
2 12 President and Secretary of the United States Senate, the
2 13 Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of
2 14 Representatives, each member of the Iowa delegation to the
2 15 Congress, and the presiding officer of each house of each
2 16 state legislature in the United States.
2 17 EXPLANATION
2 18 This joint resolution constitutes a petition to the
2 19 Congress of the United States to propose a constitutional
2 20 amendment to limit the number of years a person may serve in
2 21 the United States House of Representatives to no more than 12,
2 22 and to limit the number of years a person may serve in the
2 23 United States Senate to no more than 12. Partial terms served
2 24 are not included in the total years of service.
2 25 Alternatively, the resolution is an application to the
2 26 Congress from the State of Iowa, as required by Article V of
2 27 the Constitution of the United States, calling upon Congress
2 28 to convene a constitutional convention concerning the proposed
2 29 amendment.
2 30 LSB 1192SS 76
2 31 sc/cf/24.1
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