US HR744 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 32-0)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution urges the Senate to amend its rules to require a sitting Senator actively seeking election to the presidency of the United States to recuse himself or herself from the impeachment trial of an incumbent President who is serving his or her first term in office.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should amend its rules to require a sitting United States Senator actively seeking election to the Presidency of the United States to recuse himself or herself from the impeachment trial of an incumbent President of the United States who is serving his or her first term in office.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO] | Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL] | Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS] |
| Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA] | Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX] | Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX] |
| Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] | Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK] | Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA] | Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX] |
| Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN] | Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC] | Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] |
| Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] | Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] |
| Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN] | Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] | Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] | Rep. Billy Long [R-MO] |
| Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA] | Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT] |
| Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA] | Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. |
| 2019-12-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congress
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/744/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres744/BILLS-116hres744ih.pdf |
