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title: SR 23. US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention
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date: 2026-03-20
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bill_number: SR 23
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: Senate
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2025-02-20
last_action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
sponsors:
  - Bill Cowsert
  - Steve Gooch
  - John Kennedy
  - John Albers
  - Brandon Beach
  - Carden Summers
  - Billy Hickman
  - Ben Watson
  - Clint Dixon
  - Drew Echols
  - Shawn Still
  - Chuck Payne
  - Kay Kirkpatrick
  - Marty Harbin
  - Jason Anavitarte
  - Scott Hilton
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topic_tags:
  - congressional term limits
  - constitutional convention
  - Article V
  - federal government reform
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# SR 23. US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention

## Text

Senate Resolution 23
By: Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Albers of the
56th, Beach of the 21st and others
ADOPTED SENATE
A RESOLUTION
Applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the
Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States 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; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Article V of the Constitution of the United States requires Congress to call a
convention limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution upon application of
two-thirds of the states; and
WHEREAS, limiting the terms of members of the United States House of Representatives
and United States Senate would be in the most immediate and best interest of the citizens of
the nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA that this body does hereby apply to the United States Congress to call a
convention pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the sole and
express purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 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 House of Representatives
of the United States and the Senate of the United States; and this application shall be
aggregated with those of other states 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly of Georgia insists that the
convention be solely limited to strict consideration of the subject matter contained in this
resolution and that the United States Congress enact a severe criminal penalty for persons
who violate the finite scope of the call.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is
authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for
distribution to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States; to the Speaker,
Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairperson of the House of Representatives of the United
States; to members of the General Assembly of Georgia; and to the presiding officers of each
of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia Senate resolution formally asks the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention limited to proposing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate.

### Plain-language summary

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it uses Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which lets two-thirds of the states force Congress to call a convention to propose constitutional amendments, without waiting for Congress to act on its own. The Georgia Senate applies to Congress to call such a convention, but strictly limited to one topic: setting term limits for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

The resolution says Georgia's application should be combined with similar applications from other states on the same subject, so they can add up toward the two-thirds of states needed. It also asks Congress to create strict criminal penalties for anyone who tries to expand the convention beyond term limits, and it declares the application stays active until enough states join in. Copies would go to Congress and other state legislatures.

### What it does

- Applies to the U.S. Congress on behalf of Georgia to call an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment on congressional term limits.
- States that Georgia's application should be aggregated with other states' applications on the identical topic to help reach the two-thirds threshold required by Article V.
- Asks Congress to impose severe criminal penalties on anyone who tries to expand the convention beyond the term limits topic.
- Declares the application to be a continuing one that remains in effect until two-thirds of state legislatures have made the same application.
- Directs copies of the resolution be sent to federal officials and other states' legislatures to encourage similar action.

### Who it affects

This resolution directly affects the U.S. Congress and the process for amending the U.S. Constitution. It also involves other state legislatures, since Georgia's application depends on being combined with similar applications from other states to reach the two-thirds threshold.

### Why it matters

If enough states pass similar applications, Congress would be constitutionally required to convene a convention to consider term limits for federal lawmakers, a process that has never happened in U.S. history. The resolution itself changes no law but adds Georgia's voice to a long-running national effort.

### Key provisions

- The resolution applies to Congress to call a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution solely to propose term limits for U.S. House and Senate members.
- It specifies the application covers the same subject as other states' applications and should be aggregated with them, but not with applications on other topics.
- It asks Congress to enact severe criminal penalties for anyone who violates the limited scope of the convention call.
- It states the application remains a continuing one in effect until two-thirds of state legislatures have made applications on the same subject.
- It directs distribution of copies to federal officials, including the Senate president, House speaker, and Judiciary Committee chairperson, and to legislatures of other states.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2025-02-20)
- Last action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (2026-03-20)
- Sponsors: Bill Cowsert, Steve Gooch, John Kennedy, John Albers, Brandon Beach, Carden Summers, Billy Hickman, Ben Watson, Clint Dixon, Drew Echols, Shawn Still, Chuck Payne, Kay Kirkpatrick, Marty Harbin, Jason Anavitarte, Scott Hilton
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69404

> The history, votes, and amendments (885 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr23.md?full=1