LCO No. 2339 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed House Joint Resolution No. 55 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2339 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist. RESOLUTION PETITIONING CONGRESS TO CONVENE AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION TO REPEAL THE SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT. Resolved by this Assembly: That the General Assembly apply to the United States Congress to 1 call a convention for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment 2 to the United States Constitution to repeal the seventeenth amendment 3 to the United States Constitution. 4 Statement of Purpose: To restore representation of the states in the United States Congress by restoring the election of senators by state legislatures.