Open and Transparent Impeachment Investigation Resolution

Bill: 116-hres-639
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-18
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Evidence and witnesses

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

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

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Open and Transparent Impeachment Investigation Resolution</b></p> <p>This resolution gives Members of the House of Representatives nonparticipatory access to all committee proceedings related to matters referred to by the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, in her announcement of September 24, 2019, initiating an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 639 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 18, 2019 Mr. Scalise (for himself and Mr. Cole ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Requiring that all Members have non-participatory access to committee proceedings related to matters referred to by the Speaker in her announcement of September 24, 2019.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Open and Transparent Impeachment Investigation Resolution . 2. Access to committee proceedings A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall not be excluded from non-participatory attendance at committee proceedings related to matters referred to by the Speaker in her announcement of September 24, 2019, including transcribed interviews and depositions, notwithstanding regulations issued by the chair of the Committee on Rules pursuant to section 103(a)(2) of H. Res. 6, at the following committees: (1) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. (2) Committee on Oversight and Reform. (3) Committee on Foreign Affairs. (4) Committee on Financial Services. (5) Committee on Ways and Means. (6) Committee on the Judiciary.