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HJRES 331 96th Congress Congress

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Members of Congress who have been convicted of a felony and who have exhausted all judicial…

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Members of Congress who have been convicted of a felony and who have exhausted all judicial appellate procedures shall cease to hold office.

Introduced: May 15, 1979 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 331: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Members of Congress who have been convicted of a felony and who have exhausted all judicial appellate procedures shall cease to hold office.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-331/
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"H.J. Res. 331: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Members of Congress who have been convicted of a felony and who have exhausted all judicial appellate procedures shall cease to hold office.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-331/.
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H.J. Res. 331, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-331/.
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[H.J. Res. 331: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Members of Congress who have been convicted of a felony and who have exhausted all judicial appellate procedures shall cease to hold office.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HJRES-331/)
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