Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR22: FEDERAL CONST. CONVENTION: TERM LIMITS
Status: In committee, April 22, 2025
Requesting the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the United States Senate; and requesting the United States Congress to call for a constitutional convention of the states to propose a single amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the United States Senate.
What the bill says
A resolution Requesting the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the United States Senate…
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Requesting the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the United States Senate; and requesting the United States Congress to call for a constitutional convention of the states to propose a single amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the United States Senate. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS art. V, Constitution of the United States, provides the states with the authority to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States on application by at least two-thirds of the states; and WHEREAS that power provides the states with the leverage needed to force the United States Congress to act when the United States Congress otherwise does not want to; HJR022a -1- HJR New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0922\A and WHEREAS the citizens of this state and 22 other states, having passed statutes or …
Sponsors
- Frank Tomaszewski (R, HD-034) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Gray (D, HD-020)
- Charles Kopp (R, HD-010)
- Mia Costello (R, HD-015)
- Kevin McCabe (R, HD-030)
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001)
- Frier (I)
- Mike Prax (R, HD-003)
- Ky Holland (NP, HD-009)
- Elexie Moore (R, HD-028)
- Clair, Steve St. (R, 26)
- Sarah Vance (R, HD-031)
Latest actions
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): COULOMBE
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): VANCE
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): ST. CLAIR
- : (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- : (H) Heard & Held
- : (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): MOORE
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): HOLLAND
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): PRAX
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): BYNUM, FRIER
Subjects: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, LEGISLATURE, CONSTITUTION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Common questions
- What is HJR22?
- HJR22 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): FEDERAL CONST. CONVENTION: TERM LIMITS.
- What does HJR22 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Requesting the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the United States Senate…
- What is the status of HJR22?
- In committee as of April 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) COSPONSOR(S): COULOMBE (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR22?
- Frank Tomaszewski (R, HD-034), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR22?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 22
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.