Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 767
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 755) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Active
Active
Passed House on Dec 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 17, 2019
Latest Action
Dec 18, 2019
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
767
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Massachusetts
House Votes (2)
Question
On Agreeing to 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
694
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 755) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Text (2)
December 18, 2019
December 17, 2019
Actions (11)
12/18/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/18/2019
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 197 (Roll no. 694). (text: CR H12115)
12/18/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 197 (Roll no. 694).(text: CR H12115)
12/18/2019
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 693). (consideration: CR H12129-12130)
12/18/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 767.
12/18/2019
POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Scalise rose to raise a point of order against H.Res. 767 on the ground that the report accompanying the resolution fails to specify the waiver of a particular point of order, and is thus in violation of clause 6(g) of rule 13. The Chair advised the gentleman that he was not stating a proper point of order.
12/18/2019
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H12115-12130)
12/17/2019
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 63.
12/17/2019
The question of adoption of the resolution, as amended shall be divided between the two articles. The amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted After adoption of H. Res. 755, it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial if offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee.
12/17/2019
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-355, by Mr. McGovern.
12/17/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:45:52 AM