HJRES 427 · 103th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to disqualify from certain offices persons who have been convicted of a crime for which a penalty of imprisonment of 6 months or more may be imposed.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.(1994-10-07)
Plain Language Summary
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Constitutional Amendment - Declares that no person who has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a criminal offense for which a penalty of six months' imprisonment or more may be imposed shall hold office as President, Vice President, Senator, Representative, or as any popularly elected official of the district constituting the seat of government or of any other territory of the United States not in a State.…
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