[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D32-D33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; CALLING ON VICE PRESIDENT MICHAEL R. PENCE TO 
CONVENE AND MOBILIZE THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE EXECUTIVE 
DEPARTMENTS OF THE CABINET TO ACTIVATE SECTION 4 OF THE 25TH AMENDMENT 
TO DECLARE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP INCAPABLE OF EXECUTING THE DUTIES 
OF HIS OFFICE AND TO IMMEDIATELY EXERCISE POWERS AS ACTING PRESIDENT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held an organizational meeting; and 
a hearing on H. Res. 21, calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to 
convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive 
departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment 
to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties 
of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. 
The Committee adopted its rules for the 117th Congress. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 8-4, a closed rule providing for 
consideration of H. Res. 21, Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence 
to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive 
departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment 
to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties 
of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. 
The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
or their respective designees. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the resolution. The rule provides that the 
amendment to the preamble printed in the Rules Committee report shall 
be considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The rule provides that the prohibition against 
personality in debate with respect to references to the President shall 
not apply during consideration of H. Res. 21 or any special order of 
business providing for the consideration of H. Res. 24. The rule 
provides that during a covered period designated pursuant to section 
3(s) of House Resolution 8 the Sergeant-at-Arms is authorized and 
directed to impose a fine against a Member, Delegate, or the Resident 
Commissioner for the failure to wear a mask in contravention of the 
Speaker's announced policies of January 4, 2021. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Raskin and Jordan.
IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH 
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 24, 
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high 
crimes and misdemeanors. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, 
a closed rule providing for consideration of H. Res. 24, Impeaching 
Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and 
misdemeanors. The rule provides two hours of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the resolution. The rule provides 
that until completion of proceedings enabled by the first section of 
the resolution, the Chair may decline to entertain any intervening 
motion, resolution, question, or notice; and the Chair may decline to 
entertain the question

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of consideration. The rule provides that upon adoption of H. Res. 24, 
H. Res. 40 is hereby adopted and no other resolution incidental to 
impeachment relating to H. Res. 24 shall be privileged during the 
remainder of the 117th Congress. The rule provides that H. Res. 8, 
agreed to January 4, 2021, is amended by striking ``January 28'' each 
place that it appears and inserting ``February 11''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Cicilline, Armstrong, Green of Texas, and 
Jackson Lee.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.