United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 312 (101st)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to bodies in the judicial branch to remove judges for cause.
Introduced
22 June 1989
Last action
27 June 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
16 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants the Congress power to authorize the removal, for impeachable offenses, of Article III judges by bodies consisting of other judges of those courts. Allows the Supreme Court to review and reverse such decisions.
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Timeline
22 June 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 June 1989
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-joint-resolution/312
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hjres/312
- us · 101-hjres-312 · source updated 16 January 2025