Skip to main content
HJRES 52 113th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution.

Introduced: July 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
Law Constitution and constitutional amendmentsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 24, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2013
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, on application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, each of which contains an identical amendment to the Constitution, to call a convention solely to decide whether to propose that specific amendment to the states.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
SMITH, LAMAR
· Sep 17, 2013
Bishop, Rob
· Jul 24, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 24, 2013
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 52: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-52/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 52: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-52/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 52, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-52/.
Markdown link
[H.J. Res. 52: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-52/)
Report a problem