[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S438]
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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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