Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Bill: 117-hres-41
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2021-01-12
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

action_date: 2021-01-12
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 24 (impeaching President Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors) and adopts H.Res. 40 (appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial).</p> <p>The resolution also prohibits resolutions incidental to impeachment relating to H.Res. 24 from being privileged during the remainder of the 117th Congress.</p> <p>In addition, this resolution extends the following dates in H.Res. 8 (establishing the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress by adopting and modifying the House Rules from the 116th Congress, including measures to facilitate the operation of Congress during the ongoing COVID-19 [i.e., coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic), as agreed to January 4, 2021, through:</p> <UL> <LI> the legislative day of February 11, 2021, by which certain proceedings may take place in the House; <li>the legislative day of February 11, 2021, the authority of the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules; and </li> <LI>the legislative day of February 11, 2021, provisions waiving a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through such legislative day, on the same day they are presented to the House.</LI> </UL>

action_date: 2021-01-13
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 24 (impeaching President Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors) and adopts H.Res. 40 (appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial).</p> <p>The resolution also prohibits resolutions incidental to impeachment relating to H.Res. 24 from being privileged during the remainder of the 117th Congress.</p> <p>In addition, this resolution extends the following dates in H.Res. 8 (establishing the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress by adopting and modifying the House Rules from the 116th Congress, including measures to facilitate the operation of Congress during the ongoing COVID-19 [i.e., coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic), as agreed to January 4, 2021, through:</p> <UL> <LI> the legislative day of February 11, 2021, by which certain proceedings may take place in the House; <li>the legislative day of February 11, 2021, the authority of the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules; and </li> <LI>the legislative day of February 11, 2021, provisions waiving a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through such legislative day, on the same day they are presented to the House.</LI> </UL>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 41 In the House of Representatives, U. S., January 13, 2021 RESOLUTION Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and on any amendment thereto to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. 2. Until completion of proceedings enabled by the first section of this resolution— (a) the Chair may decline to entertain any intervening motion, resolution, question, or notice; and (b) the Chair may decline to entertain the question of consideration. 3. Upon adoption of House Resolution 24— (a) House Resolution 40 is hereby adopted; and (b) no other resolution incidental to impeachment relating to House Resolution 24 shall be privileged during the remainder of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. 4. Section 5 of House Resolution 8, agreed to January 4, 2021, is amended by striking January 28 each place that it appears and inserting February 11 .

Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 2 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 41 [Report No. 117–2] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2021 Mr. McGovern , from the Committee on Rules , reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and on any amendment thereto to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. 2. Until completion of proceedings enabled by the first section of this resolution— (a) the Chair may decline to entertain any intervening motion, resolution, question, or notice; and (b) the Chair may decline to entertain the question of consideration. 3. Upon adoption of House Resolution 24— (a) House Resolution 40 is hereby adopted; and (b) no other resolution incidental to impeachment relating to House Resolution 24 shall be privileged during the remainder of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. 4. Section 5 of House Resolution 8, agreed to January 4, 2021, is amended by striking January 28 each place that it appears and inserting February 11 .

January 12, 2021 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed