South Dakota House Committee Passes Resolution to Term Limit Congress

As U.S. Term Limits’ President Philip Blumel put it, “The people of South Dakota 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 do so.”

State Chair for U.S. Term Limits, Erin Tobin, says “I am happy to see this pass through the first legislative step. South Dakotans want term limits and our South Dakota legislators are delivering. Thank you!”

It is clear that the people of South Dakota agree. According to the latest RMG Research poll, 88% of likely voters in South Dakota support term limits on Congress, including strong support among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.

HJR5002 has bipartisan sponsorship and the support of more than 40 legislators who have signed the term limits pledge, promising to support the congressional term limits effort. The next step will be a vote on the house floor. Once the measure passes in both chambers, South Dakota will be in the forefront of the states in the nation to file an application for a convention with 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. We’re one step closer to bringing back citizen legislators to Congress and restoring trust in the democratic process.