Category: Rights and Disabilities of Members
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Privilege from Arrest
Members of Congress Privilege from ArrestThis clause is practically obsolete. It applies only to arrests in civil suits, which were still common in this country at the time the Constitution was adopted.1 It does not apply to service of process in eit…
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Privilege of Speech or Debate
Privilege of Speech or Debate: MembersThis clause 1 (Section 6, art. 1) represents "the culmination of a long struggle for parliamentary supremacy. Behind these simple phrases lies a history of conflict between the Commons and the Tudor and Stuart monarchs during which successive monarchs utili…
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Congressional Pay
Congressional PayWith the surprise ratification of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment, 1 it is now the rule that congressional legislation "varying"&emdash; decreasing or increasing&emdash;the level of legislators' pay may not take effect unt…
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Disabilities of Members
Disabilities of Members of CongressNo Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Pers…
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Compensation and Immunities of Members
Compensation and Immunities of Members of the CongressThe Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged …