MississippiMississippi asks Congress to call a convention on congressional term limits
Mississippi asks Congress to call a states' convention to propose limits on elections to the U.S. House and Senate.
What it does
Mississippi asks Congress to call a states' convention to propose limits on how many times people may be elected to the U.S. House and Senate.
Mississippi's Secretary of State is directed to share the application with federal officials, the state's members of Congress, and leaders of other state legislatures.
Argument forA convention could give states a way to propose limits on how often people may be elected to the House and Senate.
Argument againstA convention could only propose an amendment, so this request alone would not put term limits into effect.
More detail
The Mississippi Legislature asks Congress to call a states' convention to propose an amendment limiting elections to the U.S. House and Senate. The proposed limits would apply to how many times a person may be elected to the U.S. House and Senate. The convention would be limited to proposing an amendment on this subject; it would not itself put term limits into effect. The application would continue until at least two-thirds of the states apply to Congress on the same subject.
The resolution directs the Secretary of State to send copies of the application to named federal officials, Mississippi's members of Congress, and leaders of other state legislatures. The direction applies to Mississippi's Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is to ask leaders of the other states to cooperate.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 15Died In CommitteeDied
- Feb 18Referred To RulesIntroduced
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