For immediate release
January 17, 2024
Contact: Aaron Dukette, U.S. Term Limits
adukette@termlimits.com
2024 Term Limits on Congress Resolution Filed in Nebraska
Lincoln, NE — State Senator Loren Lippincott (district 34) has filed Legislative Resolution 282 (LR282) for Nebraska to join the states calling for a convention to propose a Congressional Term Limits Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Fourteen state lawmakers committed their support by signing a pledge to cosponsor Senator Lippincott’s resolution, Senators Ballard (district 21), Bosn (district 25), Brewer (district 43), Clements (district 2), DeKay (district 40), Dorn (district 30), Erdman (district 47), Halloran (district 33), Hardin (district 48), Holdcroft (district 36), Lowe (district 37), Meyer (district 41), Murman district 38), and Wayne (district 13).
By using Article V of the U.S. Constitution, 34 state legislatures can team to call a convention to propose a congressional term limits amendment. The effort is being spearheaded by the nonpartisan, nonprofit, U.S. Term Limits (USTL).
The President of U.S. Term Limits, Philip Blumel commended Senator Lippincott for working on such an important election reform. Blumel said, “The people of Nebraska are lucky to have public servants who see what is going on in Washington, D.C. and are willing to take action to fix it. By using Article V to term limit Congress, the states can restore citizen representation on Capitol Hill.”
According to the most recent Nebraska Statewide Congressional Term Limits poll by RMG Research, 82% support from Republicans, 79% support from Democrats and 63% support from Independents.
Once LR282 passes the state legislature this session, Nebraska will put Washington, D.C. on notice that it intends to join other states in calling for a convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing term limits on the U.S. Congress. Once 34 state legislatures apply for the convention of the 50 states and approve a term limits amendment proposal, it must be ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
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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.