A resolution to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.
Latest action · Feb 9, 2021 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 9, 2021
Summary
This resolution establishes procedures for conducting the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. These procedures include (1) filing requirements and deadlines, (2) time allotments for arguments and presentations in support of and against the article of impeachment, (3) admission of evidence, and (4) voting on the article of impeachment.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 56 | On the Resolution S.Res. 47 | Resolution Agreed to89–11 | Feb 9, 2021 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 9, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Feb 9, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 9, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 11. Record Vote Number: 56.(consideration: CR S589-590; text: CR S612-613)
- Feb 9, 2021Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 11. Record Vote Number: 56. (consideration: CR S589-590; text: CR S612-613)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- House of Representatives
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Members of Congress
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Senate
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2021Agreed to Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.