SENATE RESOLUTION 483--TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 12
(Senate - January 21, 2020)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 483--TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
Mr. McCONNELL submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 483
Resolved, That the House of Representatives shall file its
record with the Secretary of the Senate, which will consist
of those publicly available materials that have been
submitted to or produced by the House Judiciary Committee,
including transcripts of public hearings or mark-ups and any
materials printed by the House of Representatives or the
House Judiciary Committee pursuant to House Resolution 660.
Materials in this record will be admitted into evidence
subject to any hearsay, evidentiary, or other objections that
the President may make after opening presentations are
concluded. All materials filed pursuant to this paragraph
shall be printed and made available to all parties.
The President and the House of Representatives shall have
until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, to file any
motions permitted under the rules of impeachment with the
exception of motions to subpoena witnesses or documents or
any other evidentiary motions. Responses to any such motions
shall be filed no later than 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January
22, 2020. All materials filed pursuant to this paragraph
shall be filed with the Secretary and be printed and made
available to all parties.
Arguments on such motions shall begin at 1:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, and each side may determine the
number of persons to make its presentation, following which
the Senate shall deliberate, if so ordered under the
impeachment rules, and vote on any such motions.
Following the disposition of such motions, or if no motions
are made, then the House of Representatives shall make its
presentation in support of the articles of impeachment for a
period of time not to exceed 24 hours, over up to 3 session
days. Following the House of Representatives' presentation,
the President shall make his presentation for a period not to
exceed 24 hours, over up to 3 session days. Each side may
determine the number of persons to make its presentation.
Upon the conclusion of the President's presentation,
Senators may question the parties for a period of time not to
exceed 16 hours.
Upon the conclusion of questioning by the Senate, there
shall be 4 hours of argument by the parties, equally divided,
followed by deliberation by the Senate, if so ordered under
the impeachment rules, on the question of whether it shall be
in order to consider and debate under the impeachment rules
any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents. The Senate,
without any intervening action, motion, or amendment, shall
then decide by the yeas and nays whether it shall be in order
to consider and debate under the impeachment rules any motion
to subpoena witnesses or documents.
Following the disposition of that question, other motions
provided under the impeachment rules shall be in order.
If the Senate agrees to allow either the House of
Representatives or the President to subpoena witnesses, the
witnesses shall first be deposed and the Senate shall decide
after deposition which witnesses shall testify, pursuant to
the impeachment rules. No testimony shall be admissible in
the Senate unless the parties have had an opportunity to
depose such witnesses.
At the conclusion of the deliberations by the Senate, the
Senate shall vote on each article of impeachment.
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