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The United States Constitution gives the Senate the power to expel any member by a two-thirds vote. [1] This is distinct from the power over impeachment trials and convictions that the Senate has over executive and judicial federal officials: the Senate ruled in 1798 that senators could not be impeached, but only expelled, while debating the impeachment trial of William Blount, who had already ...
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."
Santos was expelled with a vote of 311 to 114, with 105 of his fellow Republicans voting in favor. Who did the House not expel? Rangel speaks to the media after he was censured by his colleagues ...
Since 1789, the Senate has expelled only 15 members, 14 of them for their role in the Confederacy. The last expulsion occurred in 1862, when a group of senators were removed for supporting the ...
George Santos set to become only third Member of Congress to be expelled since 1861, ... Three House Democrats and 14 senators expelled in 1861 for backing Confederacy. ... The Today Show
Texas 293–0 1979 Charles Diggs: Michigan 414–0 Payroll fraud and mail fraud. Daniel Flood: Pennsylvania Bribery 1980 Charles H. Wilson: California voice vote Improper use of campaign funds. 1983 Daniel B. Crane: Republican Illinois 420–3 Engaging in sexual conduct with a House page. Gerry Studds: Democratic Massachusetts 421–3 2010 ...
Days after voting to expel George Santos, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn has filed a bill to say expelled lawmakers can't collect a federal pension.
The Ineligibility Clause (sometimes also called the Emoluments Clause, [1] or the Incompatibility Clause, [2] or the Sinecure Clause [3]) is a provision in Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution [4] that makes each incumbent member of Congress ineligible to hold an office established by the federal government during their tenure in Congress; [5] it also bars officials ...