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PRINTER'S NO. 4328
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1189
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY COX, NOVEMBER 13, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 13, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Expelling a member.
WHEREAS, Representative Vanessa Lowery Brown has been
convicted of, and is awaiting sentencing on, the offenses of
bribery, accepting improper influence and form of statement of
financial interests; and
WHEREAS, The gravamen of all of these offenses relates to the
conduct of Representative Brown as a member of the House of
Representatives; and
WHEREAS, Conviction for the offense of bribery renders
Representative Brown ineligible to serve in the General Assembly
under section 7 of Article II of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Under section 11 of Article II of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania, the House of Representatives has the power to
expel a member; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That, under section 11 of Article II of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, the House of Representatives expel
Representative Vanessa Lowery Brown from membership in the House
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