Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add a new rule which declares that if a Member has been convicted for the commission of a felony arising out of his official conduct as a Member or in connection with his election as a Member, or is imprisoned for the commission of any felony, it shall be in order as a motion of high privilege to move to expel such Member from the House.
Declares that if a Member has been convicted of any felony, it shall be in order as a motion of high privilege to move to suspend the privileges of the Member to vote on any question at a meeting of the House, of the Committee of the Whole House, or of any standing or select committee of the House.
Prohibits such a motion from being made if: (1) the conviction for the commission of such felony has been overturned; or (2) the Member has completed any prison, probationary, parole sentence and completed the payment of any fine imposed with respect to the conviction for the commission of such felony.
Requires a two-thirds concurrence of the Members present and voting, a quorum of the Members being present, before any Member may be expelled from the House.
Requires a motion to expel a Member to be printed in the Congressional Record on the third legislative day before the date on which such motion is offered.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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