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HCR13 Requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

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Requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct fiscal impact. A symbolic request to Congress with no state spending implications.

5
🏘️

Your Community

A resolution with no binding effect. Congressional term limits are a popular concept but this resolution alone changes nothing.

6
⚖️

Your Freedom

Term limits could increase democratic responsiveness but also restrict voters' freedom to re-elect preferred representatives.

Status

Remove from Table (Rep. Kofalt): Motion Failed Regular Calendar 139-193 03/12/2026 House Journal 8

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Joe Alexander (R)

The Short Version

Requests Congress call an Article V constitutional convention to impose term limits on members of Congress. Tabled and then a motion to remove from table failed 139-193, effectively killing it.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • Proponents of congressional reform
  • Citizens frustrated with career politicians

Who Pays the Price

  • Incumbent members of Congress
  • Those who value experienced legislative leadership

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 145 for , 44 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 14 for , 145 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-03-12
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

44R + 145D
Voted to Kill the Bill (189)
145R + 14D
Voted to Keep It Alive (159)
23
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (189)

Democrats (145)

Voted Nay (159)

Republicans (145)
Remove From Table 2026-03-12
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

131R + 8D
Voted Yea (139)
47R + 146D
Voted Nay (193)
35
Absent
25
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (139)

Republicans (131)

Voted Nay (193)

Democrats (146)

Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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