Portrait | Name | Year | Chamber | Party | State | Reason | Outcome | Ref. |
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John Smith | 1808 | Senate | Dem.-Rep. | Ohio | Participation in the Burr conspiracy | Expulsion failed; resigned | [1] | |
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Preston Brooks | 1856 | House | Democratic | South Carolina | Attacking Charles Sumner with a cane | Expulsion failed; resigned | [2] |
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James F. Simmons | 1862 | Senate | Republican | Rhode Island | Corruption | Resigned | [3] |
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Lazarus W. Powell | 1862 | Senate | Democratic | Kentucky | Support for the Confederate rebellion | Expulsion failed | [4] |
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James W. Patterson | 1873 | Senate | Republican | New Hampshire | Corruption | Term ended | [5] |
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William N. Roach | 1893 | Senate | Democratic | North Dakota | Embezzlement | No action taken | [6] |
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John H. Mitchell | 1905 | Senate | Republican | Ohio | Conviction for receiving bribes | Died before action taken | [7] |
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Joseph R. Burton | 1906 | Senate | Republican | Kansas | Receiving bribes | Resigned | [8] |
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Reed Smoot | 1907 | Senate | Republican | Utah | Membership in the Mormon church | Expulsion failed; resigned | [9] |
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Robert M. La Follette Sr. | 1919 | Senate | Republican | Wisconsin | Opposition to U.S. entry into World War I | Expulsion failed | [10] |
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Truman H. Newberry | 1922 | Senate | Republican | Michigan | Conviction for violating campaign finance laws | Expulsion failed; resigned | [11] |
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Burton K. Wheeler | 1924 | Senate | Democratic | Montana | Criminal indictment for acting as a lawyer while in office in cases in which the U.S. was a party | Expulsion failed | [12] |
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John H. Overton | 1934 | Senate | Democratic | Louisiana | Election fraud | No action taken | [13] |
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Huey P. Long | 1934 | Senate | Democratic | Louisiana | Election fraud | No action taken | [13] |
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Raymond F. Lederer | 1981 | House | Democratic | Pennsylvania | Conviction for receiving bribes in connection with Abscam | Resigned | [14] |
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Harrison A. Williams | 1982 | Senate | Democratic | New Jersey | Conviction for receiving bribes, conflict of interest, and conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with Abscam | Resigned | [15] |
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Bob Packwood | 1995 | Senate | Republican | Oregon | Allegations of sexual abuse and assault | Resigned | [16] |
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Bob Ney | 2006 | House | Republican | Ohio | Conviction for conspiracy and making false statements in connection with the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal | Resigned | [17] |
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Jamaal Bowman | 2023 | House | Democratic | New York | Pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building, forcing an evacuation and causing a vote to be delayed | Censured | [18] |
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George Santos | 2023 | House | Republican | New York | Indictment on multiple criminal charges of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to Congress | Expulsion failed; subsequently expelled on a second attempt | [19] |
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- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of James F. Simmons of Rhode Island (1862)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Lazarus W. Powell of Kentucky (1862)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of James W. Patterson of New Hampshire (1873)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Joseph R. Burton of Kansas (1906)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Reed Smoot of Utah (1907)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin (1919)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Truman H. Newberry of Michigan (1922)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: About Expulsion". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ a b "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Huey P. Long and John H. Overton of Louisiana (1934)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Times, Special to the New York (1981-04-30). "LEDERER QUITS CONGRESS OVER CONVICTION IN ABSCAM". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of Harrison A. Williams, Jr., of New Jersey (1982)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Chen, Edwin (1995-09-08). "SENATOR PACKWOOD RESIGNS : Tearful Packwood Bows to Pressure, Says He'll Resign : Senate: 'It is the honorable thing to do,' disgraced lawmaker says, ending a three-year drama. At end, even his staunchest backers recoiled from misconduct charges". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Ohio's Rep. Bob Ney resigns". NBC News. 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "List of Individuals Expelled, Censured, or Reprimanded in the U.S. House of Representatives | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "The House expels Rep. George Santos. An ethics report had accused him of breaking federal law". AP News. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-28.