SJRES 70
116th Congress
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the voting threshold for impeachment.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that allows the House of Representatives to agree to an article of impeachment only upon a vote of at least three-fifths of its Members.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1