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Senator Hays stated, “Everywhere I go, people ask me what can be done to reform Washington, D.C. This petition to Congress to convene the Article V convention is the first step toward that reform.

Is Congress even involved in an Article V action by the states? My understanding was that Congress would have nothing to do with such an undertaking. Which, to my mind, is desirable -- since Congress is, itself, part of the problem.

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Article V states that the States must petition Congress to hold the convention. Congress has the obligation to “tabulate” the individual petitions from each State to determine if the 2/3 requirement has been met. That is to say, that 2/3 of the States are petitioning on the SAME issue or issues.
After that, the Congress MUST call for the convention and is essentially no longer involved with the convention.