The sternest punishment the House imposes is expulsion. Only five Representatives have been expelled
https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/#expel
John B. Clark | Disloyalty to the Union; fighting for the Confederacy | July 13, 1861 | N/A | 94-45 |
John W. Reid | Disloyalty to the Union; fighting for the Confederacy | December 2, 1861 | N/A | No recorded vote |
Henry C. Burnett | Disloyalty to the Union; fighting for the Confederacy | December 3, 1861 | N/A | No recorded vote |
Michael J. Myers | Convicted of bribery | October 2, 1980 | H. Res. 794 (96th Cong.) | 376-30 |
James A. Traficant | Convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery, defraud U.S., receipt of illegal gratuities, obstruction of justice, filing false tax returns, and racketeering | July 24, 2002 | H. Res. 495 (107th Cong.) | 420-1, 9 present |
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