[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 457--TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF A SUMMONS AND FOR 
 RELATED PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST G. 
                          THOMAS PORTEOUS, JR.

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

                              S. Res. 457

       Resolved, That a summons shall be issued which commands G. 
     Thomas Porteous, Jr. to file with the Secretary of the Senate 
     an answer to the articles of impeachment no later than April 
     7, 2010, and thereafter to abide by, obey, and perform such 
     orders, directions, and judgments as the Senate shall make in 
     the premises, according to the Constitution and laws of the 
     United Stats.
       Sec. 2. The Sergeant of Arms is authorized to utilize the 
     services of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms or another employee 
     of the Senate in serving the summons.
       Sec. 3. The Secretary shall notify the House of 
     Representatives of the filing of the answer and shall provide 
     a copy of the answer to the House.
       Sec. 4. The Managers on the part of the House may file with 
     the Secretary of the Senate a replication no later than April 
     21, 2010.
       Sec. 5. The Secretary shall notify counsel for G. Thomas 
     Porteous, Jr. of the filing of a replication, and shall 
     provide counsel with a copy.
       Sec. 6. The Secretary shall provide the answer and the 
     replication, if any, to the Presiding Officer of the Senate 
     on the first day the Senate is in session after the Secretary 
     receives them, and the Presiding Officer shall cause the 
     answer and replication, if any, to be printed in the Senate 
     Journal and in the Congressional Record. If a timely answer 
     has not been filed, the Presiding Officer shall cause a plea 
     of not guilty to be entered.
       Sec. 7. The articles of impeachment, the answer, and the 
     replication, if any, together with the provisions of the 
     Constitution on impeachment, and the Rules of Procedure and 
     Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials, 
     shall be printed under the direction of the Secretary as a 
     Senate document.
       Sec. 8. The provisions of this resolution shall govern 
     notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Rules 
     of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on 
     Impeachment Trials.
       Sec. 9. The Secretary shall notify the House of 
     Representatives of this resolution.

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