H.Con.Res.13

Requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

Introduced·12/1/25
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New Hampshire legislature requests Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose term limits for U.S. Congress members.

The New Hampshire legislature resolves to request Congress to convene a constitutional convention to propose an amendment limiting the number of terms for U.S. House and Senate members. This application aligns with Article V of the U.S. Constitution and aims to gather support from two-thirds of the states. The house clerk is directed to send copies of this application to relevant federal officials and state legislatures, ensuring it is considered separately from other applications. This application remains active until the required number of states support it.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

139 Yea

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193 Nay

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25 Not Voting

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35 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 6

9:15 AM

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Public Hearing

Feb 6

9:45 AM

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Executive Session

History

Mar 12

House

Lay House CalendarR13 on Table (Rep. Granger): Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 189-159 03/12/2026 House Journal 8 P. 65

Mar 12

House

Remove from Table (Rep. Kofalt): Motion Failed Regular Calendar 139-193 03/12/2026 House Journal 8 P. 110

Feb 24

House

Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/06/2026 (Vote 12-5; Regular Calendar) House Calendar 10 P. 72