[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 3 (Friday, January 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S53-S54]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 16--TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF A SUMMONS AND FOR 
   RELATED PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST 
       WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 16

       Resolved, That the summons be issued in the usual form 
     provided that the President may have until 12 noon on Monday 
     January 11th, to file his answer with the Secretary of the 
     Senate, and the House have until 12 noon on January 13th, to 
     file its replication with the Secretary of the Senate, 
     together with the record 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

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     House Judiciary Committee pursuant to House Resolutions 525 
     and 581. Such record will be admitted into evidence, printed, 
     and made available to Senators. If the House wishes to file a 
     trial brief it shall be filed by 5 p.m. on January 11th.
       The President and the House shall have until 5 p.m. on 
     January 11th to file any motions permitted under the rules of 
     impeachment except for motions to subpoena witnesses or to 
     present any evidence not in the record. Responses to any such 
     motions shall be filed no later than 10 a.m. on January 13th. 
     The President may file a trial brief at or before that time. 
     The House may file a rebuttal brief no later than 10 a.m. on 
     January 14th.
       Arguments on such motions shall begin at 1 p.m. on January 
     13th, and each side may determine the number of persons to 
     make its presentation, following which the Senate shall 
     deliberate and vote on any such motions. Following the 
     disposition of these motions, or if no motions occur then at 
     1 p.m. on January 14th, the House shall make its presentation 
     in support of the articles of impeachment for a period of 
     time not to exceed 24 hours. Each side may determine the 
     number of persons to make its presentation. The presentation 
     shall be limited to argument from the record. Following the 
     House presentation, the President shall make his presentation 
     for a period not to exceed 24 hours as outlined in the 
     paragraph above with reference to the House presentation.
       Upon the conclusion of the President's presentation, 
     Senators may question the parties for a period of time not to 
     exceed 16 hours.
       After the conclusion of questioning by the Senate, it shall 
     be in order to consider and debate a motion to dismiss as 
     outlined by the impeachment rules. Following debate it shall 
     be in order to make a motion to subpoena witnesses and/or to 
     present any evidence not in the record, with debate time on 
     that motion limited to 6 hours, to be equally divided between 
     the two parties. Following debate and any deliberation as 
     provided in the impeachment rules, the Senate will proceed to 
     vote on the motion to dismiss, and if defeated, an immediate 
     vote on the motion to subpoena witnesses and/or to present 
     any evidence not in the record, all without intervening 
     action, motion, amendment or debate.
       If the Senate agrees to allow either the House or the 
     President to call witnesses, the witnesses shall first be 
     deposed and the Senate shall decide after deposition which 
     witnesses shall testify, pursuant to the impeachment rules. 
     Further, the time for depositions shall be agreed to by both 
     leaders. No testimony shall be admissible in the Senate 
     unless the parties have had an opportunity to depose such 
     witnesses.
       If the Senate fails to dismiss the case, the parties will 
     proceed to present evidence. At the conclusion of the 
     deliberations by the Senate, the Senate shall proceed to vote 
     on each article of impeachment.

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