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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to bodies in the judicial branch to remove judges for cause.

Introduced: September 17, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Sep 17, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Sep 17, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Grants the Congress power to authorize the removal, for impeachable offenses, of Article III judges by bodies consisting of other judges of those courts. Allows the Supreme Court to review and reverse such decisions.

What's happening now October 27, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 27, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 364: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to bodies in the judicial branch to remove judges for cause.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-364/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 364: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to bodies in the judicial branch to remove judges for cause.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-364/.
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H.J. Res. 364, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-364/.
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[H.J. Res. 364: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to bodies in the judicial branch to remove judges for cause.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-364/)
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