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HJRES 658 99th Congress House

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a prohibition from service in any Federal office of any person convicted of a crime punishable by either…

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Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a prohibition from service in any Federal office of any person convicted of a crime punishable by either death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

Introduced: June 17, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 658: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a prohibition from service in any Federal office of any person convicted of a crime punishable by either death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-658/
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"H.J. Res. 658: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a prohibition from service in any Federal office of any person convicted of a crime punishable by either death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-658/.
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H.J. Res. 658, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-658/.
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[H.J. Res. 658: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to a prohibition from service in any Federal office of any person convicted of a crime punishable by either death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-658/)
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