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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 ...
The House Rules provide that the chairman of a committee presides over its meetings, maintains decorum and ensures that the committee adheres to the House Rules governing committees and generally acts in an administrative role respective to such issues as determining salaries of committee staff, issuing congressional subpoenas for testimony and ...
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Some restrictions come in the form of ineligibility, disqualifying a candidate (for example, as defined by the Incompatibility Clause of the US Constitution or House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 in the UK). In other cases, the candidate with a potential incompatibility is allowed to run in the election, yet in case of an electoral ...
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The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law.
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The Speech or Debate Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 6, Clause 1).The clause states that "The Senators and Representatives" of Congress "shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony, and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their attendance at the Session of their Respective Houses, and in going to and from the same; and for any Speech or ...