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Expulsion is the most serious form of disciplinary action that can be taken against a member of Congress. [1] The United States Constitution (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2) provides that "Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."
To be a senator, a person must be aged 30 or over. To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[74]
Insulting the House with a resolution containing unparliamentary language. Lovell Rousseau: Unconditional Unionist: Kentucky 89–30 Assaulting Rep. Josiah Grinnell on the floor of the House. 1867 John W. Hunter: Democratic: New York 77–33 Using unparliamentary language. 1868 Fernando Wood: 114–39 1869 Edward D. Holbrook: Idaho Territory: 1870
Texas received a seventh congressional district through reapportionment in 1881 as a result of population growth reflected in the 1880 census; in 1883, Thomas P. Ochiltree, an Independent, was elected its first representative. From 1882 to 1902 the district was located in north central Texas and was represented by Wacoan Robert L. Henry. After ...
Clark resigned in May 1900 before the full Senate took a vote. [6] Clark would serve a term in Congress from 1901 to 1907. [7] Victor L. Berger (SP-Wisconsin) was not seated after his election to the House in 1918 because he had been convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917. After the House refused to seat him, Wisconsin held a special ...
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled Thursday the Trump administration must make some payments to foreign aid contractors – the government has estimated the total disputed amount at nearly $2 ...
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi.
Areas of the former 7th district such as Franklin Township that had historically voted reliably Democratic were moved into the adjacent 12th district in order to shore up Democratic incumbent Rush Holt, while reliably Republican Millburn was removed from the 7th, and instead split between the 10th and 11th districts.