[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D104-D105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Friday, January 31, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to S. Res. 488, to provide for related procedures 
      concerning the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, 
      President of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S753-S772
Measures Introduced: One resolution was introduced, as follows: S. Res. 
488.                                                   
  Pages S767, S769
Measures Passed:
  Organizing Resolution: By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 32), Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 488, to provide for related procedures concerning the 
articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the 
United States, after taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S767-69
Rejected:
  Schumer Amendment No. 1295, to subpoena certain relevant witnesses 
and documents. (By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 28), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                                   
Page S767
  Schumer Amendment No. 1296, to subpoena John Robert Bolton. (By 51 
yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 29), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                          Pages S767-68
  Schumer Amendment No. 1297, to subpoena John Robert Bolton. (By 51 
yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 30), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                              Page S768
  Van Hollen Amendment No. 1298, to help ensure impartial justice by 
requiring the Chief Justice of the United States to rule on motions to 
subpoena witnesses and documents and issues of privilege. (By 53 yeas 
to 47 nays (Vote No. 31), Senate tabled the amendment.)   
Pages S768-69
Measures Considered:
Impeachment of President Trump: Senate, sitting as a Court of 
Impeachment, continued consideration of the articles of impeachment 
against Donald John Trump, President of the United States, taking the 
following action:                                
  Pages S753-67, S767-69
  By yeas 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 27), Senate rejected that it be 
in order to consider and debate under the impeachment rules any motion 
to subpoena witnesses or documents.                       
Pages S766-67
  Senate will continue consideration of the articles of impeachment 
against President Trump, on Monday, February 3, 2020.         
Page S772
Statements for the Record--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Secretary be authorized to include 
statements of Senators explaining their votes, either given or 
submitted during the legislative sessions of the Senate on Monday, 
February 3, 2020; Tuesday, February 4, 2020; and Wednesday, February 5, 
2020; along with the full record of the Senate's proceedings, and the 
filings by the parties in a Senate document printed under the 
supervision of the Secretary of the Senate, that will complete the 
documentation of the Senate's handling of these impeachment 
proceedings.                                                  
  Page S769
Legislative Session--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that when the Senate resumes legislative session on 
Monday, February 3, 2020; Tuesday, February 4, 2020; and Wednesday, 
February 5, 2020; Senate be in a period of morning business with 
Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each for debate only.
                                                              Page S772
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S769-72
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--32) 
                                                          Pages S766-69
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1:17 p.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Monday, February 3, 2020. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S772.)

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