S.J.Res. 3893rd CongressSenate Joint Resolution

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that, if during the term of one Congress, an individual holding the office of Senator or Representative…

Official title: 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 Congress.

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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that, if during the term of one Congress, an individual holding the office of Senator or Representative fails to be recorded in person on 60 percent of the total number of yea-and-nay rollcall votes of the House of which he or she is a Member, taken during such term of Congress, such office becomes vacant, and the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, shall notify the executive authority of the State from which such individual was elected of the vacancy.

Introduced Jan 26, 1973
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Became Law

This senate joint resolution has been filed and is working its way through Congress. It will need to pass both the Senate and the House, then be signed by the President to become law.

Who introduced this

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Marlow Cook

Republican

U.S. Senator · KY

Bipartisan — 7 cosponsors (3 D, 4 R)

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