| THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (posted 8 NOV 2000) |
may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties
as each House may provide.
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedingd, puniish its members for disorderly behavior, and,
with the concurrance of two thirds, expel a member.
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such
parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House on
any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Section 6. 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. 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; and for any speech or debate in
either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
No Senator or Represenative 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 person holding any office under the United States, shall
be a member of either House during the continuance in office.
Section 7 All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Represenatives; but the Senate may
propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.
Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a
law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall
return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at
large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House
shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it
shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in
all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the
persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill
shall not be returned on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the
President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be
law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in
which case it shall not be a law.
Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may
be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United
States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall
be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to the rules and
limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Section 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the
debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts
and excises shall be uniform throughout the United Staes;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the
United States;
To establish post offices and post roads;
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited time to authors and inventors
the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of
nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and
water;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two
years;
To provide and maintain a navy;
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, supress insurrections and repel
invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing
as each House may provide.
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedingd, puniish its members for disorderly behavior, and,
with the concurrance of two thirds, expel a member.
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such
parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House on
any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Section 6. 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. 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; and for any speech or debate in
either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
No Senator or Represenative 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 person holding any office under the United States, shall
be a member of either House during the continuance in office.
Section 7 All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Represenatives; but the Senate may
propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.
Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a
law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall
return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at
large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House
shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it
shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in
all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the
persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill
shall not be returned on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the
President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be
law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in
which case it shall not be a law.
Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may
be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United
States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall
be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to the rules and
limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Section 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the
debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts
and excises shall be uniform throughout the United Staes;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the
United States;
To establish post offices and post roads;
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited time to authors and inventors
the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of
nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and
water;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two
years;
To provide and maintain a navy;
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, supress insurrections and repel
invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing
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