The Constitution of the United States, Article. I. Section. 6. Archives
The Constitution of the United States, Article. I. Section. 6.
The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription
Article. I.
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 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 encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
More
- Pay and Perquisites of Members of Congress
- Section 6: Compensation, privilege, restriction on holding civil office - Wikipedia
- Section 6. Rights and Disabilities of Members - Findlaw
Govt. to hand over seized documents
An explanation of the Speech and Debate Clause, in which a Congressman's office was searched, and the contents of the seizure were returned to him prior to the hearing because of this clause of the Constitution.
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