A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the attendance of Senators and Representatives at sessions of the Congress.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 January 1979

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Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares vacant the office of any Senator or Representative who fails to be recorded in person on 70 percent of the roll call votes taken during any regular session of Congress unless such roll call votes were missed due to hospitalization required by illness or accident.

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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 January 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hjres/140