United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 209 (102nd)
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
22 March 1991
Last action
16 April 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
16 January 2025
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.
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Timeline
22 March 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 March 1991
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-joint-resolution/209
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hjres/209
- us · 102-hjres-209 · source updated 16 January 2025