September 30, 2014, Introduced by Rep. McMillin and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A joint resolution applying to the congress of the United
States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the
constitution of the United States to impose term limits on members
of congress.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the state of Michigan:
Section 1. The legislature of the state of Michigan hereby
makes application to the congress of the United States of America,
under the provisions of article V of the constitution of the United
States, for the call of a convention for proposing amendments.
Section 2. This application is for a convention limited to
considering amendments proposing the following:
(a) No person may serve more than twelve years as a member of
congress, whether such service is exclusively in the house or the
senate or combined in both houses.
(b) Upon ratification, any incumbent member of congress whose
term exceeds the twelve-year limit shall complete the current term,
but thereafter shall be ineligible for further service as a member
of congress.
Section 3. This application shall be deemed an application for
a convention to address each and any of the subjects in section 2.
For purposes of determining whether two-thirds of the states have
applied for a convention addressing any subject, this application
is to be aggregated with the applications of any other state
legislatures limited to one or more of the subjects in section 2.
Section 4. This is a continuing application and remains in
effect until rescission by any sitting session of the legislature
of this state. This application does not constitute a recognition
that any particular activity or activities currently undertaken by
the federal government is or are authorized by the constitution.
Section 5. Resolved further, That the secretary of state shall
transmit copies of this application to the president and secretary
of the United States Senate, to the speaker and clerk of the United
States House of Representatives, to the archivist of the United
States, and to each member of this state's delegation to the
congress and that printed copies be sent to each house of each
state legislature in the United States.