Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 755
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Dec 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 10, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 5, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
755
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New York
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (2)
Question
On Agreeing to Article II of the Resolution
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Recorded Vote
Roll Number
696
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This resolution impeaches President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.

The resolution sets forth two articles of impeachment of the President: (1) abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and (2) obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of certain subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives.

Text (3)
January 15, 2020
December 15, 2019
December 10, 2019
Amendments (1)
Dec 18, 2019
Agreed to in House
0
Sponsorship
House Amendment 723
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 767, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary is adopted.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:45:56 AM