House Report 116-355 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 755) IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS

[House Report 116-355]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 116-355

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 755) IMPEACHING
DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND
MISDEMEANORS

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December 17, 2019.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed

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Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 767]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 767, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 755,
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States,
for high crimes and misdemeanors, under a closed rule. The
resolution provides that immediately upon adoption of this
resolution, without intervention of any point of order, the
House shall proceed to the consideration of H. Res. 755. The
resolution provides six hours of debate on the resolution
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their
respective designees. The resolution provides that the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the resolution shall
be considered as adopted. The resolution provides that the
question of adoption of H. Res. 755, as amended, shall be
divided between the two articles. The resolution provides that
during consideration of H. Res. 755, only the following persons
shall be admitted to the Hall of the House or rooms leading
thereto:
(a) Members of Congress.
(b) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner.
(c) The President and Vice President of the United
States.
(d) Other persons as designated by the Speaker.
Section 3 of the resolution provides, after adoption of H.
Res. 755, for consideration of a resolution appointing and
authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John
Trump, President of the United States, under a closed rule, if
offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his
designee. The resolution provides 10 minutes of debate on the
resolution specified in section 3 equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution shall be in order at
any time if called up by the chair of the Committee on the
Judiciary or his designee. The resolution waives all points of
order against consideration of the resolution specified in
section 3. The resolution provides that no other resolution
incidental to impeachment relating to H. Res. 755 shall be
privileged during the remainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth
Congress. The resolution provides that the chair of the
Committee on the Judiciary may insert in the Congressional
Record such material as he may deem explanatory of H. Res. 755
and the resolution specified in section 3 of the resolution,
not later than the date that is 5 legislative days after
adoption of each respective resolution.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H. Res. 755, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 219

Motion by Mr. Cole to provide twelve hours of general
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. Defeated: 4-
9

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 220

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend section 1 to waive all
points of order against provisions in the resolution except for
those in violation of clause 2(g)(6)(B) of House rule XI.
Defeated: 4-9

Rules Committee record vote No. 221

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... Yea Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Woodall....................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mrs. Lesko........................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Ms. Shalala..................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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