Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hres-660
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Evidence and witnesses
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Judiciary
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House of Representatives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 
This resolution directs the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to impeach President Trump.
 
The resolution authorizes (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to conduct investigative proceedings, and (2) the chair of any committee having custody of materials relating to the inquiry to transfer the materials to the Committee on the Judiciary.
 
The House authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary to conduct proceedings relating to the impeachment inquiry. The committee shall report to the House such resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other recommendations as it deems proper.

action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 
This resolution directs the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to impeach President Trump.
 
The resolution authorizes (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to conduct investigative proceedings, and (2) the chair of any committee having custody of materials relating to the inquiry to transfer the materials to the Committee on the Judiciary.
 
The House authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary to conduct proceedings relating to the impeachment inquiry. The committee shall report to the House such resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other recommendations as it deems proper.

action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 
This resolution directs the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to impeach President Trump.
 
The resolution authorizes (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to conduct investigative proceedings, and (2) the chair of any committee having custody of materials relating to the inquiry to transfer the materials to the Committee on the Judiciary.
 
The House authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary to conduct proceedings relating to the impeachment inquiry. The committee shall report to the House such resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other recommendations as it deems proper.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Ms. Scanlon asked unanimous consent that Mr. Cole of Oklahoma be permitted to insert the text of the amendment he would have offered had the House rejected the previous question on H. Res. 660, along with extraneous material, into the Record immediately prior to the vote on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 660. Agreed to without objection.
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text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 196 (Roll no. 604). (text: CR H8683)
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text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 196 (Roll no. 604).(text: CR H8683)
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text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 196 (Roll no. 603). (consideration: CR H8697)
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text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 660.
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text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8683-8698)
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 116-266.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 116-266.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House