HJRES 140 · 96th Congress · Congress
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the attendance of Senators and Representatives at sessions of the Congress.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-22)
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Constitutional Amendment - Declares vacant the office of any Senator or Representative who fails to be recorded in person on 70 percent of the roll call votes taken during any regular session of Congress unless such roll call votes were missed due to hospitalization required by illness or accident.…
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