HJRES 294
101th Congress
House
Law
Constitutional amendments
Crime and Law Enforcement
Judicial tenure
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the automatic removal of Federal judges upon their conviction of serious crimes.
Introduced: June 13, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Jun 13, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 13, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the removal from office of an Article III judge upon conviction of a criminal offense punishable by more than one year's imprisonment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1