Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives

Maskell, Jack

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    House rules and procedure;    Congressional ethics;   

RP-ID  :  RL31382
RP-ID  :  RL31382 2002-04-16

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The House of Representatives is expressly authorized within the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 5, clause 2) to discipline or “punish” its own Members. This authority of the institution of the House to discipline a Member for “disorderly Behaviour” is in addition to any criminal or civil liability that a Member of the House may incur for particular misconduct, and is a device or procedure designed not so much as merely a punishment of the individual Member, but rather ultimately as a measure to protect the institutional integrity of the House of Representatives, its proceedings and its reputation.