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This resolution is an official application by the Illinois state legislature to the U.S. Congress under Article V of the Constitution, requesting the calling of a limited Convention of States to propose specific constitutional amendments. The resolution argues that federal power has become too concentrated, with federal bureaucrats and officials being unresponsive to people's needs and overly influenced by special interests, and that federal mandates have improperly invaded state roles. The proposed constitutional amendments would aim to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and establish term limits for federal officials and members of Congress. The resolution directs the Illinois Secretary of State to distribute copies of the application to key federal and state legislative leaders and declares itself a continuing application until at least two-thirds of state legislatures have made similar applications, which is the constitutional threshold required to trigger a national constitutional amendment convention.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=27&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SJR&SessionID=114&GA=104