SJR87 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Congress, calling for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms
Summary: SJR87 asks Congress to call a Constitutional Convention to propose an amendment that would limit the number of terms a person may serve in the U.S. House and Senate.
What This Bill Does
The resolution requests a convention under Article V to propose term limits for members of Congress. It requires the Alabama Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to federal leaders and Alabama's congressional delegation. It frames the request as part of a group of states' applications aimed at reaching the two-thirds threshold, and it says the application remains active until that threshold is met but can be rescinded if the convention is called for other purposes.

Who It Affects
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate would be subject to term limits if the amendment is adopted.
The Alabama Secretary of State would handle transmitting the resolution to federal and state leaders and coordinating with other states as part of the process.

Key Provisions
Calls for a constitutional convention limited to proposing an amendment that would limit the number of terms a person may serve in the U.S. House and Senate.
Directs the Alabama Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to the President of the United States, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, Alabama's congressional delegation, and presiding officers of each state's legislature.
States the application should be treated as covering the same subject matter as other states' applications and should be combined with them to reach two-thirds, but not combined with other subjects.
Provides that the application is rescinded if a convention is called for purposes other than establishing congressional term limits or not aligned with active, unrescinded applications.
Keeps the application in effect as a continuing application until two-thirds of the states have submitted similar applications.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative