| Constitution of the United States of America Article I: Legislative Branch |
Article I, Section 6: Congressional Compensation,
Privileges, and Restrictions
1.6.1 The 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.
Modified by Amendment 27
1.6.2 They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and
Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their
Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in
going to and returning from the same;
1.6.3 and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall
not be questioned in any other Place.
1.6.4 No 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;
1.6.5 and no Person holding any Office under the United States,
shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in
Office. The 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.
Privileges, and Restrictions
1.6.1 The 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.
Modified by Amendment 27
1.6.2 They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and
Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their
Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in
going to and returning from the same;
1.6.3 and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall
not be questioned in any other Place.
1.6.4 No 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;
1.6.5 and no Person holding any Office under the United States,
shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in
Office. The 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.
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