Summary:

 Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5) requests the US Congress to call a convention, upon the application of two-thirds of the states, for the limited purpose of proposing amendments to the US Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress. 

 

Legislation Overview:

 Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5) requests the US Congress, under its authority in US Const. Article 5, to call a convention, upon the application of two-thirds of the states, for the limited purpose of proposing amendments to the US Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress
SJR 5 directs the secretary of state (SOS) to transmit copies of this application to the President, the secretary of the US Senate, the speaker of the US House of Representatives. and the clerk of the US House of Representatives. It makes the application a continuing application until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject

 

Current Law:

  There are no requirements in federal law for congressional term limits or a requirement to balance the federal budget.