HJR 118

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress.

Principle Criteria

Free Enterprise

Property Rights

Personal Responsibility

Limited Government

Individual Liberty

Digest

HJR 118 proposes that the Texas Legislature apply to the United States Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress. The resolution seeks to set a limit on the number of terms an individual may serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. It directs the Texas Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to congressional leaders, Texas congressional members, and legislative leaders in other states, urging their cooperation. The resolution states that this application shall be aggregated with similar applications from other states but not with those on other subjects. It remains in effect until two-thirds of the states have submitted applications on the same subject.

Author (1)

Steve Toth

Co-Author (24)

Ben Bumgarner Briscoe Cain David Cook Pat Curry Ryan Guillen Caroline Harris Davila Richard Hayes Andy Hopper Carrie Isaac Helen Kerwin Janie Lopez A.J. Louderback David Lowe Shelley Luther Eddie Morales Matt Morgan Katrina Pierson Ron Reynolds Keresa Richardson Joanne Shofner Carl Tepper Ellen Troxclair Cody Vasut Wesley Virdell

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Rep. Steve Toth

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