When was the last time a member of the House was expelled?

 The last time a member of the United States House of Representatives was expelled was in 2002. On July 26, 2002, Representative James Traficant of Ohio was expelled from the House by a vote of 420-1. Traficant had been convicted on ten counts of corruption and bribery in April of that year, and the House voted to expel him based on the recommendation of the House Ethics Committee. Prior to Traficant, the last time a member of the House was expelled was in 1980, when Representative Michael Myers of Pennsylvania was expelled for his involvement in the Abscam scandal.

Expelling a member of Congress is a rare and serious action that is only taken in the most extreme cases. According to the rules of the House, a member may be expelled by a two-thirds vote of the body. This has happened only five times in the history of the House: in 1797, 1856, 1862, 1980, and 2002.