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AK HJR22
Joint Resolution
Status
4/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Frank Tomaszewski
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AI Summary
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Alaska formally applies to U.S. Congress under Article V of the Constitution to call a convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment setting term limits for U.S. House and Senate members
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Requests Congress to draft and send a term limits amendment to states for ratification, with states acting independently through a convention if Congress fails to act
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Application to be aggregated with similar term-limits applications from other states toward reaching the two-thirds threshold (34 states) required to compel Congress to call a convention
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Notes that Alaska and 22 other states previously passed term limits laws that were overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court
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Resolution remains a continuing application until two-thirds of state legislatures have applied on the same subject
Legislative Description
Federal Const. Convention: Term Limits
Legislature
Last Action
COSPONSOR(S): VANCE
2/25/2026