States findings of the Legislature and makes a formal application to Congress to call for a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
ARTICLE V CONVENTION -- States findings of the Legislature and makes a formal application to Congress to call for a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
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This concurrent resolution is an application to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States, calling for a convention of the states, the purpose of which is to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that would be limited to: (1) imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government; (2) limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government; and (3) limiting the terms in office for its officials and for members of Congress. Currently, identical applications have been sent to Congress by 19 other state legislatures.
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