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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."
Making an outburst towards President Barack Obama during a speech to a joint session of Congress. [25] [26] 2012 Laura Richardson: Democratic: California: Voice vote Compelling her congressional office staff to work for her 2010 election campaign and perform personal errands; also fined $10,000. [27] [28] 2020 David Schweikert: Republican: Arizona
A Congressional Research Service examination of House and Senate expulsions tries, and fails, to find a consistent test for expulsion. Lawmakers, all of whom stand for election themselves, are ...
Just 11 months into his first term in Congress, ... Santos, who said last month he won't run for re-election, had argued that expulsion would violate his due process rights, warning that the House ...
George Santos set to become only third Member of Congress to be expelled since 1861, Gustaf Kilander writes Bribes, treason and hay bales: The scattered history of expulsions from Congress Skip to ...
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 ...
Dec. 1—In a bipartisan vote on Friday, the House of Representatives expelled Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican whose alleged lies and ethics violations made him the first lawmaker kicked ...
Expulsion is the most severe form of punishment for a lawmaker in the House. It is exceedingly rare and requires a two-thirds majority vote to succeed – a high bar to clear.