S.Res. 501 · 116th Congress
A resolution amending the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials to…
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A resolution amending the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials to ensure adequate access to witnesses and documents in impeachment trials of a President or Vice President, and for other purposes.
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This resolution revises Senate procedures for impeachment trials, including to
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 13, 2020
This resolution revises Senate procedures for impeachment trials, including to
- establish a process for obtaining testimony from witnesses and relevant documents in an impeachment trial of the President or the Vice President;
- make it out of order to consider a resolution or motion that would modify, supersede, waive, or be inconsistent with specified impeachment trial rules; and
- require the Presiding Officer to rule on any assertion of privilege or immunity in connection with the production of evidence in an impeachment trial of the President or the Vice President.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution amending the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials to ensure adequate access to witnesses and documents in impeachment trials of a President or Vice President, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Feb 13, 2020): Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S1079)
Policy area: Congress · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 13, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.