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House narrowly approves resolution urging congressional term limits

Utah House of Representatives · March 7, 2016
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The Utah House passed HJR18, a narrowly written Article V resolution to seek limits on terms in the U.S. Congress, by a 38–37 vote March 7. Supporters framed it as a targeted measure; opponents warned an Article V convention cannot be reliably confined to a single subject.

The Utah House of Representatives adopted HJR18, a narrowly focused Article V resolution urging congressional term limits, on March 7 after close floor debate and a 38–37 roll-call vote.

The sponsor (identified in the transcript as Representative D.) said the measure was deliberately limited to a single issue: establishing a constitutional limit on the number of terms a person may serve in the U.S. House and Senate. "This is narrowly focused," the…

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