HCR 34 Summary

• Urges the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V limited to proposing amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting federal power and jurisdiction, and limiting terms of office for federal officials and Congress members.

• Establishes that Congress has only a ministerial duty to call the convention upon receiving applications from two-thirds of state legislatures for substantially the same purpose, with no power to set convention rules or determine delegate numbers.

• Requires voting at the convention be conducted on a one-state, one-vote basis, with individual state legislatures retaining exclusive authority to name their delegates.

• Prohibits any amendments that would amend, modify, or repeal provisions of the Bill of Rights, with the application becoming void if used to consider such changes.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the U.S. Senate and House leadership, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and presiding officers of all other state legislatures.