Congress & Members

Each chamber writes its own rules, chooses its officers, judges its members’ elections and can expel a member by a two-thirds vote. Members’ pay is set by law. Congress doesn’t fill its own empty seats: a House seat goes to a special election, and a governor may appoint a senator until one where state law allows.Each chamber writes its own rules, chooses its officers and can discipline or expel members. A vacant House seat goes to a special election; a governor may appoint a senator until one where state law allows.