Inquiring whether the House of Representatives should impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America.
Latest action · Mar 27, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution directs the House Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether or not the House of Representatives should impeach President Donald John Trump.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2019 to Jul 30, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 30, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2879 | Rashida Tlaib D-MI | Mar 27, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45983 | Congressional Access to Information in an Impeachment Investigation | Report | Oct 25, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Inquiring whether the House of Representatives should impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in House
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