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The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 5) [1] gives the House of Representatives the power to expel any member by a two-thirds vote. Expulsion of a Representative is rare: only six members of the House have been expelled in its history. Three of those six were expelled in 1861 for joining the Confederate States of America. [2]
Of the five members who were expelled, three had sided against the Union in the Civil War. Two members have been expelled in the modern era: Michael Myers, D-Pa., in 1980 and James Traficant, D ...
The number of years the representative/delegate has served in Congress indicates the number of terms the representative/delegate has. Note the representative/delegate can also serve non-consecutive terms if the representative/delegate loses election and wins re-election to the House. 2 years - 1 or 2 terms; 4 years - 2 or 3 terms; 6 years - 3 ...
Pages in category "Expelled members of the United States House of Representatives" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The other House member to be expelled since the Civil War, James Traficant Jr., an Ohio Democrat, was removed from office after being convicted in a bribery and racketeering scandal in 2002 ...
Claims that congressmen were expelled in 1861 for not supporting Abraham Lincoln's election are false. Fact check: Congress expelled 14 members in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy Skip to main ...
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."
Will Trump’s attempt to wrest a won presidency from Joe Biden find real resistance in Congress this week? Americans are reeling from the release of tapes of President Donald Trump attempting to ...