[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1480 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1480

 To terminate the salary of any justice or judge of the United States 
                     who is convicted of a felony.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1993

 Mr. Sangmeister (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Poshard, 
and Mr. Santorum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate the salary of any justice or judge of the United States 
                     who is convicted of a felony.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF SALARY.

    (a) Basis for Termination.--Any justice or judge of the United 
States--
            (1) who--
                    (A) is in regular active service, or
                    (B) has retired under section 371(b) of title 28, 
                United States Code, and is receiving the salary of the 
                office, and
            (2) has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the 
        United States or of any State,
may not receive his or her salary as a justice or judge of the United 
States beginning on the date of the conviction.
    (b) Resumption if Conviction Overturned.--If the conviction on the 
basis of which the salary of a justice or judge of the United States is 
terminated under subsection (a) is subsequently overturned or reversed 
by action of an appropriate court, that salary shall be reinstated, and 
the justice or judge shall receive all amounts of such salary which he 
or she would have received but for the conviction.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``justice or judge of the United States'' 
        means a ``justice of the United States'' or a ``judge of the 
        United States'', as those terms are defined in section 451 of 
        title 28, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``felony'' means an offense for which the 
        maximum term of imprisonment authorized is more than 1 year; 
        and
            (3) the term ``State'' means each of the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of 
        the United States.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    This Act shall apply to any justice or judge of the United States 
who is convicted of a felony before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

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