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Committee votes to support resolution calling for an Article V convention on congressional term limits
Summary
House Joint Resolution 1,004, sponsored by Rep. Jack Lademan and supported in committee by Chris Keener of U.S. Term Limits, would call for a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose an amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress; the committee voted in favor by voice vote.
Representative Jack Lademan introduced House Joint Resolution 1,004, a single‑subject application asking the Arkansas legislature to call an Article V convention to propose an amendment establishing term limits for U.S. Representatives and Senators.
Chris Keener, regional director for U.S. Term Limits, and Representative Lademan made the case that the application is narrowly drafted to address only congressional term limits and therefore would not open the entire Constitution for unrelated amendments. Keener and Lademan highlighted public polling cited in handouts indicating strong popular support for congressional term limits and referenced other states that have already passed similar resolutions.
Committee members asked detailed procedural questions about whether such a convention could address only the single subject, how delegates would be selected, and what would happen if a convention proposed terms Arkansas legislators found unacceptable. Keener and Lademan said the application is limited to a single subject and that ratification would still require approval by 38 states, giving state legislatures the final say.
Representative Lademan closed and the committee recorded a voice vote: “All those in favor, say aye.” The chair announced that the ayes had it and the committee voted to move the resolution forward.
