Title: Condemning and censuring Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi, Representative of California's 12th Congressional District.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution censures and condemns Speaker Pelosi for abuse of power regarding the impeachment of President Trump.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 784 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 784

 Condemning and censuring Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi, Representative of 
               California's 12th Congressional District.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2020

 Mr. Byrne (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Fulcher, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. Mooney of 
 West Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                       to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning and censuring Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi, Representative of 
               California's 12th Congressional District.

Whereas the power of impeachment is divided under article I, section 2, clause 5 
        and article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution into two parts 
        with the House having the sole Power of Impeachment and the Senate 
        having the sole Power to try impeachments;
Whereas on December 18, 2019, the House of Representatives agreed to two 
        articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the 
        United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors;
Whereas historical precedent of the House indicates that following adoption of 
        such articles, the House should forthwith name managers to prosecute the 
        House's case before the Senate and notify the Senate of such 
        appointments;
Whereas failure to name managers and inform the Senate of their appointment 
        impedes the Senate from proceeding with its constitutional duty to try 
        an impeachment under its rules;
Whereas the sole role of the House in an impeachment trial of the Senate is to 
        present evidence in the manner prescribed by the rules of the Senate;
Whereas Representative Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi in her capacity as Speaker of 
        the House is preventing the House from naming managers in an attempt to 
        extort concessions from the Senate on the conduct of the impeachment 
        trial against President Donald John Trump;
Whereas this attempt by Representative Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi to establish a 
        quid pro quo where the House performs a necessary function in the 
        impeachment process in exchange for the Senate agreeing to demands with 
        respect to the impeachment trial is an impermissible attempt to invade 
        the Constitutionally delegated authority of the Senate;
Whereas leveraging the powers of the House in this matter by indefinitely 
        preventing the trial of Donald John Trump or by attempting to slant the 
        trial in a manner favorable to the proponents of impeachment and removal 
        threatens to deny Donald John Trump his constitutionally protected right 
        of due process and the opportunity to defend himself; and
Whereas the actions of Representative Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi represent an 
        abuse of power and bring dishonor and discredit to the House of 
        Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House of Representatives censures and condemns 
        Representative Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi for abuse of power 
        with respect to the impeachment of Donald John Trump, President 
        of the United States;
            (2) Representative Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi will forthwith 
        present herself in the well of the House for the pronouncement 
        of censure; and
            (3) Representative Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi will be 
        censured with the public reading of this resolution by the 
        Speaker.
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