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HCR13 • 2026

requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Joe Alexander (R), Kimberly Rice (R), Ricky Devoid (R), Henry Giasson (R), Kristine Perez (R), Sandra Panek (R), John Potucek (R), Pierre Dupont (R), Daniel Innis (R), Joseph Barton (R)
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

What This Bill Does

  • requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 H

    Lay HCR13 on Table (Rep. Granger): MA RC 189-159 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 65

  2. 2026-03-12 H

    Remove from Table (Rep. Kofalt): MF RC 139-193 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 110

  3. 2026-02-24 H

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/06/2026 (Vote 12-5; RC) HC 10 P. 72

  4. 2026-02-24 H

    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  5. 2026-02-09 H

    Executive Session: 02/06/2026 09:45 am GP 228

  6. 2026-01-28 H

    Public Hearing: 02/06/2026 09:15 am GP 228

  7. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 1 P. 38

Official Summary Text

requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

Current Bill Text

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HCR 13 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2680
12/08

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
13

A RESOLUTION
requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

SPONSORS: Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 13; Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Dupont, Hills. 20; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Sen. Innis, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This resolution applies for a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the purpose of establishing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

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26-2680
12/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

A RESOLUTION
requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

Whereas, there are presently no term limits for elected members in both houses of the United States Congress; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the legislature of New Hampshire hereby makes an application to Congress, as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, to call a convention of the states limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate.
That the house clerk is hereby directed to transmit copies of this application to the president and secretary of the United States Senate and to the speaker, clerk, and the chair of the judiciary committee of the United States House of Representatives, and copies to the members of the senate and house of representatives from this state; and to the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in all other states, requesting their cooperation.
That this application shall be considered as covering the same subject matter as the applications from other states to Congress to call a convention to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate; and this application shall be aggregated with same for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states necessary to require Congress to call a limited convention on this subject, but shall not be aggregated with any other applications on any other subject.
That this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject.