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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]
The following is a list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia ordered by District number. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Virginia.
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."
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 ...
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... It takes a special blend of bad behavior and tolerance for shame to get to the point of actual House expulsion. The only other expelled representatives ...
Expelled members of the United States Congress (2 C, 1 P) B. ... List of United States representatives expelled, censured, or reprimanded; C. Cho Kuk
If he is ousted, the New York Republican would become just the third lawmaker since the Civil War to be expelled from the House of Representatives. House votes to expel indicted Rep. George Santos ...
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