For immediate release
March 21, 2024
Contact: Constantin Querard, U.S. Term Limits
Phone: 480.703.8145
cq@termlimits.com
Alaska House Judiciary Committee Passes Resolution to Term Limit Congress
Anchorage, AK — The Alaska House Judiciary Committee passed House Joint Resolution 13 (HJR13) which would put Congress on notice that Alaska seeks to participate in an amendment proposal convention for the sole purpose of proposing term limits on Congress. The effort, led by Representative Thomas McKay and spearheaded by the nonpartisan nonprofit U.S. Term Limits (USTL), passed out of committee with no objections.
Former Rep. Sharon Jackson, USTL’s state chair in Alaska says, “I am thrilled that the Alaska House Judiciary Committee has passed HJR13 for Term Limits on Congress. People I talk to all over Alaska want Congress to have term limits, and the members of the committee made it clear that they stand with Alaskans on this reform.”
According to the latest RMG Research poll, 84% of likely voters in Alaska support term limits on Congress, including strong support among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.
As U.S. Term Limits’ President Philip Blumel put it, “The people of Alaska are lucky to have public servants who see what is going on in D.C. and are willing to take action to fix it. They know that Congress won’t set term limits on itself. Therefore, it is the obligation of the states to propose this important measure.”
The next vote will be on the house floor. Once the measure passes both chambers, Alaska will be in the forefront of the states filing an application for a convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing term limits on the U.S. Congress.
After 34 state legislatures pass similar resolutions on the topic, and the term limits amendment approved, it must be ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution. This brings us one step closer to a citizen legislature in Congress and restoring trust in the institution.
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U.S. Term Limits is the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advocating solely on term limits. Our mission is to improve the quality of government with a citizen legislature that closely reflects its constituency and is responsive to the needs of the people it serves. U.S. Term Limits does not require a self-limit on individuals. Our aim is to limit the terms of all members of Congress as an institution. Find out more at termlimits.org.