United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 70 (116th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the voting threshold for impeachment.
Introduced
13 February 2020
Last action
13 February 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rick Scott
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that allows the House of Representatives to agree to an article of impeachment only upon a vote of at least three-fifths of its Members.
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Timeline
13 February 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 February 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 February 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 February 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 February 2020
Sponsors
- Rick Scott · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/70
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sjres/70
- us · 116-sjres-70 · source updated 10 August 2026