[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 613 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 613

Providing a vote for the Delegate to the Congress from the District of 
 Columbia in the consideration by the House of Representatives of any 
  resolution impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 1998

 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing a vote for the Delegate to the Congress from the District of 
 Columbia in the consideration by the House of Representatives of any 
  resolution impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
                                States.

Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides that 
        questions of privilege shall arise whenever the rights of the House 
        collectively or the Members individually in their representative 
        capacity are affected;
Whereas under the precedents, customs, and traditions of the House pursuant to 
        rule IX, a question of privilege has arisen in cases involving the 
        constitutional prerogatives of the House and of Members of the House; 
        and
Whereas the House is prepared to consider a resolution impeaching the President, 
        and the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia seeks to 
        assert the constitutional prerogative to cast a vote in the 
        consideration of the resolution: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. PROVIDING VOTE FOR DELEGATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 
              CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.

    Pursuant to section 2 of article I of the Constitution and the 
twenty-third article of amendment thereto granting the people of the 
District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections, the 
Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia shall be 
permitted to cast a vote in the House of Representatives in the same 
manner as a member of the House in the consideration by the House of 
any resolution impeaching the President or Vice President of the United 
States.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 1 shall apply with respect to any resolution impeaching the 
President or Vice President of the United States that is considered by 
the House of Representatives after the adoption of this resolution.
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