LRB-5756/1
MPG:ahe
2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Hutton, Edming, Ramthun and
Sanfelippo, cosponsored by Senator Stroebel. Referred to Committee on
State Affairs.
AJR158,1,4
1Relating to: applying to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the
2Constitution of the United States for a convention to propose an amendment
3establishing term limits for members of the United States House of
4Representatives and the United States Senate.
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Whereas, the legislature of the State of Wisconsin hereby makes an application
6to Congress, as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the United States, to call
7a convention limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
8States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member
9of the United States House of Representatives, and to set a limit on the number of
10terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and
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Whereas, this application shall be considered as covering the same subject
12matter as the applications from other states to Congress to call a convention to set
13a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected to the United States
14House of Representatives and the United States Senate; and this application shall
15be aggregated with same for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states
1necessary to require Congress to call a limited convention on this subject, but shall
2not be aggregated with any other applications on any other subject; now, therefore,
3be it
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4Resolved by the
assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature of
5the State of Wisconsin herewith respectfully applies to Congress, under the
6provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States, for the calling of a
7convention for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution
8of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected
9as a member of the United States House of Representatives or as a member of the
10United States Senate; and, be it further
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11Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Wisconsin be, and is
12hereby, directed to forward a proper authenticated copy of this resolution to the
13President of the Senate of the United States, and to the Speaker of the House of
14Representatives of the United States; and, be it further
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15Resolved, That this resolution constitutes a continuing application for a
16convention for proposing an amendment in accordance with Article V of the
17Constitution of the United States until such a convention is convened on the same
18subject or until the legislature of the State of Wisconsin rescinds this resolution.
