S.Res. 483A resolution to provide for related procedures concerning the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.
Jan 22, 2020 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 26. (text: CR S377-378)
✓IntroducedJan 21, 2020
✓Passed the SenateJan 22, 2020
What the measure doesCRS summary
This resolution sets forth related procedures for consideration of the articles of impeachment against the President that include
filing of certain records of the articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives;
establishing deadlines by which the President and the House must file certain motions related to the articles and any responses to the motions;
providing guidelines for arguments on such motions and presentations by the House and the President;
authorizing Senators to question parties;
making it in order, after deliberation by the Senate, for the Senate to vote on a motion to consider and debate, under the impeachment rules, any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents;
making it in order, following the disposition of that question, other motions provided under such rules;
requiring the Senate to depose such witnesses and decide which witnesses shall testify, if it agrees to allow the House or the President to subpoena witnesses;
making testimony inadmissible unless the parties have had an opportunity to depose such witnesses; and
requiring the Senate to vote on each article of impeachment at the conclusion of its deliberations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.Res. 483 as passed Senate on Jan 22, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Roll calls on S.Res. 48312 roll calls on this measure
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Jan 21, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 22, 2020
How every member votedSenate roll call 15
Senate Jan 21, 2020 · the primary vote
On the Motion to Table
Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 1284
Motion to Table Agreed to
✓ 53 Yea✕ 47 Nay
Party-line voteNo voting member broke with their own party.
100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
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