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AK HJR13

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Thomas McKay

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Origin

House of Representatives

33rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requests that the United States Congress call a convention of the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose a constitutional amendment limiting the number of terms for U.S. House and Senate members.

  • Directs Alaska to apply this request toward the two-thirds threshold of states needed to trigger a convention, and specifies the application may only be aggregated with other applications on the same term limits subject matter.

  • Establishes this as a continuing application that remains in effect until at least two-thirds of state legislatures have submitted similar applications to Congress.

  • Urges the legislatures of the other 49 states to submit their own applications for a constitutional convention on congressional term limits.

  • Requires copies of the resolution to be sent to federal leadership including the President, Vice President, congressional leaders, and Alaska's congressional delegation.

Legislative Description

Call Fed. Constitutional Conv:term Limits

Government Organization

Last Action

REFERRED TO RULES

3/21/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules3/21/2024
State Affairs3/31/2023

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