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This concurrent resolution, passed by the Kansas Legislature, formally requests the United States Congress to call a national convention for the sole purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The resolution argues that such limits are necessary to prevent the accumulation of excessive power by long-serving members and to restore public trust in government, which it believes has been eroded by the influence of special interests and out-of-state donors. It invokes Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for amendments to be proposed by a convention called by Congress upon application from two-thirds of the state legislatures, and emphasizes that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by three-fourths of the states. The resolution also specifies that Kansas delegates to such a convention would be composed of individuals elected or selected at the state and local level, excluding those who have held federal office.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hcr5022/