Article I, Section 6 of the United States Constitution

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Article I, Section 6 of the United States Constitution sets out the privileges, immunities, and restrictions applicable to members of Congress, including compensation, protections from arrest in certain circumstances, and limits on holding other federal offices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ
section of a constitution ⓘ
aimsTo prevent conflicts of interest for members of Congress ⓘ
prevent executive influence over members of Congress through office appointments ⓘ
protect legislative independence ⓘ
appliesTo Representatives ⓘ
Senators ⓘ
members of the United States Congress ⓘ
contains Compensation Clause ⓘ
Incompatibility Clause ⓘ
Ineligibility Clause ⓘ
Privilege from Arrest Clause ⓘ
Speech or Debate Clause ⓘ
dateRatified 1788 ⓘ
effectiveSince 1789 ⓘ
governsBody United States Congress ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
hasLanguage "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" ⓘ
"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 for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place" ⓘ
"and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office" ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalEffect grants immunity for legislative acts under the Speech or Debate Clause ⓘ
grants limited immunity from arrest to members of Congress ⓘ
prohibits simultaneous service in Congress and other federal offices ⓘ
restricts appointment of sitting members of Congress to certain federal offices ⓘ
locatedInDocument United States Constitution ⓘ
partOf Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
provides that Senators and Representatives shall be privileged from arrest in going to and returning from sessions of Congress ⓘ
that Senators and Representatives 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 ⓘ
that Senators and Representatives shall not be questioned in any other place for any speech or debate in either House ⓘ
that Senators and Representatives shall receive compensation for their services ⓘ
that compensation for Senators and Representatives is paid out of the Treasury of the United States ⓘ
that compensation for Senators and Representatives is to be ascertained by law ⓘ
that no Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which they were elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States which has been created during such time ⓘ
that no Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which they were elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States which has had its emoluments increased during such time ⓘ
that no person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either House during their continuance in office ⓘ
regulates compensation of members of Congress ⓘ
immunities of members of Congress ⓘ
privileges of members of Congress ⓘ
restrictions on members of Congress holding other offices ⓘ
subject compensation of federal legislators ⓘ
incompatibility of offices ⓘ
ineligibility for other federal offices ⓘ
legislative immunity ⓘ
legislative privileges ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ

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