Bill Text: IA HJR3 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution applying for an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes specified limitations on the members of Congress, and requesting Congress to similarly propose such an amendment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-15 - Subcommittee reassigned: Lundgren, Bohannan and Bossman. H.J. 394. [HJR3 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HJR3-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
3
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
3
BY
WILLS
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
applying
for
an
Article
V
convention
to
1
propose
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
2
States
that
imposes
specified
limitations
on
the
members
of
3
Congress,
and
requesting
Congress
to
similarly
propose
such
4
an
amendment.
5
WHEREAS,
all
members
of
Congress
have
a
responsibility
to
6
serve
professionally
for
the
benefit
of
American
citizens;
and
7
WHEREAS,
members
of
Congress
should
not
be
able
to
vote
to
8
raise
their
own
compensation;
and
9
WHEREAS,
members
of
Congress
should
not
seek
personal
gain
10
from
their
service;
and
11
WHEREAS,
members
of
Congress
must
abide
by
all
laws
that
12
Congress
imposes
on
American
citizens;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
founders
of
the
United
States
envisioned
14
serving
Congress
as
an
honor
and
privilege
rather
than
as
a
15
career;
NOW
THEREFORE,
16
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
17
That
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
is
hereby
petitioned
18
to
propose
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
19
States,
for
submission
to
the
states
for
ratification,
to
20
ensure
that
Congress
shall
make
no
law
that
applies
to
the
21
citizens
of
the
United
States
that
does
not
apply
equally
22
to
the
members
of
Congress,
and
that
Congress
shall
make
no
23
law
that
applies
to
the
members
of
Congress
that
does
not
24
apply
equally
to
the
citizens
of
the
United
States;
to
remove
25
all
forms
of
tenure,
pension,
and
other
benefits
retained
by
26
members
of
Congress
after
they
leave
office;
to
require
that
27
all
members
of
Congress
past,
present,
and
future
participate
28
in
social
security
and
transfer
all
funds
in
the
congressional
29
retirement
fund
to
the
social
security
system;
to
require
30
members
of
Congress
to
purchase
their
own
retirement
plans;
31
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House
Joint
Resolution
3
-
Introduced
to
limit
increases
in
congressional
pay
to
the
lesser
of
the
32
increase
in
the
consumer
price
index,
or
three
percent;
to
33
eliminate
the
current
congressional
health
care
system
and
34
require
members
of
Congress
to
participate
in
the
same
health
35
care
systems
available
to
members
of
the
American
public;
36
and
to
void
all
contracts
with
past
and
present
members
of
37
Congress;
and
38
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
pursuant
to
Article
V
of
the
39
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
the
General
Assembly,
as
40
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
makes
application
to
41
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
to
call
a
convention
for
42
the
specific
and
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
the
foregoing
43
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
for
44
submission
to
the
states
for
ratification;
and
45
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
constitutes
46
a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
Article
V
of
the
47
Constitution
of
the
United
States
until
the
legislatures
of
at
48
least
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
made
applications
49
for
a
similar
convention
under
Article
V,
or
the
General
50
Assembly
acts
to
withdraw
this
application;
and
51
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Secretary
of
State
52
shall
transmit
certified
copies
of
this
Joint
Resolution
53
to
the
President
and
Secretary
of
the
United
States
54
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
of
55
Representatives,
the
presiding
officer
in
each
house
of
the
56
legislature
in
each
of
the
states
in
the
union,
and
to
the
57
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation
requesting
their
58
cooperation.
59
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
joint
resolution
provides
that
pursuant
to
Article
V
4
of
the
United
States
Constitution,
the
Iowa
General
Assembly
5
both
petitions
the
United
States
Congress
to
propose
an
6
amendment
to
the
United
States
Constitution
on
its
own
and
7
applies
the
United
States
Congress
to
call
a
convention
for
the
8
specific
and
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
9
United
States
Constitution,
for
submission
to
the
states
for
10
ratification,
to
impose
certain
limits
on
and
remove
certain
11
privileges
from
members
of
Congress.
12
The
proposed
amendment
to
the
United
States
Constitution
13
would
subject
members
of
Congress
equally
to
all
laws
that
14
apply
to
citizens
of
the
United
States,
remove
benefits
that
15
members
of
Congress
receive
after
leaving
office,
require
that
16
all
past,
present,
and
future
members
of
Congress
participate
17
in
social
security,
require
members
of
Congress
to
purchase
18
retirement
plans,
limit
congressional
pay
increases,
eliminate
19
the
current
congressional
health
care
system,
and
void
all
20
contracts
with
past
and
present
members
of
Congress.
21
The
joint
resolution
provides
that
it
shall
serve
as
a
22
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
23
until
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
legislatures
of
the
several
24
states
have
made
application
for
a
similar
convention,
or
the
25
Iowa
General
Assembly
acts
to
withdraw
the
application.
26
Finally,
the
joint
resolution
requires
the
Secretary
27
of
State
to
transmit
certified
copies
of
the
resolution
28
to
the
President
and
Secretary
of
the
United
States
29
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
30
of
Representatives,
the
presiding
officer
in
each
house
of
31
the
legislature
in
each
of
the
states
in
the
union,
and
the
32
members
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation
requesting
their
33
cooperation.
34
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