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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 467 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the House of Representatives should, 

consistent with its constitutional obligations, immediately transmit the 

2 articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump passed 

by the House of Representatives on December 18, 2019, under House 

Resolution 755. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 9, 2020 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. LOEFFLER, MR. SCOTT of 

Florida, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. DAINES, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. 

CRUZ, Ms. ERNST, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. SASSE, and Mr. HOEVEN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Rules and Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the House of Representatives should, consistent with its constitutional obligations, immediately transmit the 2 articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump passed by the 

House of Representatives on December 18, 2019, under 

House Resolution 755. 

Whereas, pursuant to article I, section 2 of the Constitution 

of the United States, the House of Representatives ‘‘shall 

have the sole Power of Impeachment’’; 


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Whereas, pursuant to article I, section 3 of the Constitution 

of the United States, the Senate ‘‘shall have the sole 

Power to try all Impeachments’’; 

Whereas, on December 18, 2019, the House of Representatives passed 2 articles of impeachment against President 

Donald J. Trump; 

Whereas, since passage, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has refused to transmit the articles to the 

Senate, unless the Senate agrees to allow the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives to dictate the rules of a 

trial; 

Whereas, the Constitution of the United States does not provide the Speaker of the House of Representatives with 

the power to effectively veto a resolution passed by a duly 

elected majority of the House of Representatives by refusing to transmit such a resolution to the Senate; 

Whereas, the refusal by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to transmit the articles is a flagrant violation 

of the separation of powers expressly outlined in the bicameral impeachment process under the Constitution of 

the United States; 

Whereas, this inaction by the Speaker of the House of Representatives is a gross infringement on the constitutional 

authority of the Senate to try impeachments; 

Whereas, the refusal by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to transmit the articles is unprecedented for 

presidential impeachments; 

Whereas, refusing to transmit the articles is resulting in the 

denial of President Trump’s day in court; and 

Whereas, if allowed to stand, this inaction by the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives would set a dangerous 


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precedent for the constitutional system of Government in 

the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate calls on the Speaker of the 

2 House of Representatives to immediately appoint impeach3 ment managers and transmit the articles of impeachment 

4 to the Senate for disposition consistent with the Constitu5 tion of the United States. 

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