House Joint Resolution 8 - Reprinted HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8 BY HAGENOW , BACON , BAUDLER , BAXTER , BEST , BRANHAGEN , BYRNES , CARLSON , COWNIE , DEYOE , DOLECHECK , DRAKE , FISHER , FORRISTALL , FRY , GASSMAN , GRASSLEY , HANUSA , HEARTSILL , HEIN , HIGHFILL , HOLT , HUSEMAN , JORGENSEN , KAUFMANN , KLEIN , KOESTER , KOOIKER , LANDON , MAXWELL , L. MILLER , MOMMSEN , NUNN , PAULSEN , PAUSTIAN , PETTENGILL , RIZER , ROGERS , SALMON , SANDS , SEXTON , SHEETS , SIECK , SODERBERG , STANERSON , R. TAYLOR , UPMEYER , VANDER LINDEN , WATTS , WILLS , WINDSCHITL , and WORTHAN (As Amended and Passed by the House March 19, 2015 ) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution A Joint Resolution applying for an Article 1 V convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of 2 the United States that impose fiscal restraints, and limit 3 the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and 4 requesting 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 HJR 8 (9) 86 rn/rj/md

House Joint Resolution 8 - Reprinted 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 for the purpose of restraining these and 21 related abuses of power; NOW THEREFORE, 22 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 23 HJR 8 (9) 86 rn/rj/md

H.J.R. 8 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 7 the Legislature of the State of Iowa, makes application to 8 the Congress of the United States to call a convention for the 9 specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to 10 the Constitution of the United States, for submission to the 11 states for ratification, to impose fiscal restraints on the 12 federal government and limit the federal government’s power and 13 jurisdiction; and 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That pursuant to Article V of 15 the Constitution of the United States, the Iowa General 16 Assembly, as the Legislature of the State of Iowa, joins in the 17 applications of the states of Georgia (SR 736, 2014), Florida 18 (SM 476, 2014), and Alaska (HJR 22, 2014) for a convention for 19 the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing amendments to 20 the Constitution of the United States limited to the purposes 21 stated therein, provided, however, that the delegates from 22 Iowa to said convention are expressly limited to consideration 23 and support of amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the 24 federal government and limit the federal government’s power and 25 jurisdiction; and 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That it is the express intention of 27 the General Assembly that this application shall be aggregated 28 with the subsequent applications of other states limited to 29 the purposes identified in this application and with those 30 applications of the above-mentioned states; and 31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this application constitutes 32 a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the 33 Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of at 34 least two-thirds of the several states have made applications 35 -1- HJR 8 (9) 86 rn/rj/md 1/ 2

H.J.R. 8 for a similar convention under Article V, or the General 1 Assembly acts to withdraw this application; and 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State 3 shall transmit certified copies of this Joint Resolution 4 to the President and Secretary of the United States 5 Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of 6 Representatives, the presiding officer in each house of the 7 legislature in each of the states in the union, and to the 8 members of Iowa’s congressional delegation requesting their 9 cooperation. 10 -2- HJR 8 (9) 86 rn/rj/md 2/ 2