A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the voting threshold for impeachment.

Bill: 116-sjres-70
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-02-13
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 70 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2020 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the voting threshold for impeachment.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress: — 1. The House of Representatives may only agree to an article of impeachment upon the affirmative vote of not less than three-fifths of the Members of the House of Representatives, duly chosen and sworn. .