HI SCR140

Hawaii urges Congress to call an Article V constitutional convention limited to proposing amendments regarding fiscal restraints on federal government, limiting federal power and jurisdiction, and limiting terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.

Congress's role is limited to a ministerial duty of calling the convention upon receipt of applications from two-thirds of state legislatures; Congress cannot determine convention rules, delegate numbers, or name state delegates.

States shall vote on a one-state-one-vote basis at the convention, and the convention is strictly limited to the three specified topics with explicit prohibition on any amendments to the Bill of Rights.

Hawaii reserves the right to instruct, recall, or remove its delegates for breach of duty, and Congress may determine whether proposed amendments are ratified by state legislatures or state conventions (Hawaii recommends state legislatures).

This constitutes a continuing application that remains valid until at least two-thirds of state legislatures submit applications on the same subject.