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S.RES.501: 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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- Introduced Feb. 13, 2020
- Latest Major Action Feb. 13, 2020
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- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 13, 2020
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 13, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Feb. 13, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S1079)
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Feb. 13, 2020 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) |