S.Res. 47: A resolution to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.

Senate resolution · 117th Congress (2021–2022). Agreed to in Senate, 9 Feb 2021. Introduced 9 Feb 2021.

Vote results

Senate, 9 Feb 2021: Resolution Agreed to, 89 Yea, 11 Nay, 0 Present, 0 Not voting. The Senate’s roll call
President: Does not go to the President.

How each member voted

Senate

Yea (89): Chuck Grassley (R-IA); Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT); Edward J. Markey (D-MA); Richard C. Shelby (R-AL); Charles E. Schumer (D-NY); Ron Wyden (D-OR); Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD); James M. Inhofe (R-OK); Thomas R. Carper (D-DE); Jack Reed (D-RI); Bernard Sanders (I-VT); Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Mike Crapo (R-ID); Patty Murray (D-WA); Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Richard Burr (R-NC); Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Roger F. Wicker (R-MS); Roy Blunt (R-MO); Susan M. Collins (R-ME); Jerry Moran (R-KS); Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Maria Cantwell (D-WA); John Thune (R-SD); Rob Portman (R-OH); Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV); John Boozman (R-AR); John Cornyn (R-TX); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA); Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY); Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI); Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Christopher Murphy (D-CT); Jon Tester (D-MT); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); John Barrasso (R-WY); Bill Cassidy (R-LA); Martin Heinrich (D-NM); Ben Ray Luján (D-NM); Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Gary C. Peters (D-MI); James E. Risch (R-ID); Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Mark R. Warner (D-VA); Michael F. Bennet (D-CO); Christopher A. Coons (D-DE); Joe Manchin, III (D-WV); Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); John Hoeven (R-ND); James Lankford (R-OK); Todd Young (R-IN); Brian Schatz (D-HI); Tom Cotton (R-AR); Kevin Cramer (R-ND); Steve Daines (R-MT); Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); Deb Fischer (R-NE); Tim Kaine (D-VA); Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME); Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY); Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ); Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Cory A. Booker (D-NJ); Joni Ernst (R-IA); Mike Rounds (R-SD); Ben Sasse (R-NE); Dan Sullivan (R-AK); Thom Tillis (R-NC); Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV); Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH); John Kennedy (R-LA); Jacky Rosen (D-NV); Tina Smith (D-MN); Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS); Mike Braun (R-IN); Mitt Romney (R-UT); Mark Kelly (D-AZ); John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO); Jon Ossoff (D-GA); Alex Padilla (D-CA); Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA).

Nay (11): Ron Johnson (R-WI); Mike Lee (R-UT); Rand Paul (R-KY); Marco Rubio (R-FL); Tim Scott (R-SC); Ted Cruz (R-TX); Roger Marshall (R-KS); Josh Hawley (R-MO); Rick Scott (R-FL); Bill Hagerty (R-TN); Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).

Not in office (2): Kamala D. Harris (D-CA); Kelly Loeffler (R-GA).

Summary

Main subject: Sets the procedures and schedule for the Senate's trial on the article of impeachment against Donald John Trump, from the filing of the House record through the final vote on the article. Sec. 1, Sec. 2, Sec. 4, Sec. 11

Its core areas: Senate impeachment trial schedule and time limits; Vote on the Senate's jurisdiction over a former President; Subpoenas, discovery and admission of evidence; Final arguments and vote on the article of impeachment.

Unexpected Items: 1 provision

These provisions fall outside the resolution’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.

Exception or delay for a subset (1)

Sec. 8: Exempts evidence discovered by the movant after the disclosure deadline from the 48-hour advance disclosure requirement, if the movant declares in writing that it was unaware of the evidence and could not reasonably have found it sooner.

What it does

Sec. 2: Provides 4 hours of argument, equally divided, on whether Donald John Trump is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of impeachment, then a yeas and nays vote; a majority voting in the negative dismisses the article.
Sec. 4: Allows the House of Representatives to present in support of the article for up to 16 hours over up to 2 session days, followed by the former President for up to 16 hours over up to 2 session days, with no more than 8 hours on any single session day.
Sec. 5: Allows Senators to question the parties for up to 4 hours over not more than 1 session day after the parties' presentations conclude.
Sec. 6: Provides 2 hours of argument and a yeas and nays vote on whether it is in order to consider any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents.
Sec. 8: Sets a process for a House motion and a former President motion to admit evidence, each requiring disclosure of the materials at least 48 hours beforehand, 1 hour of argument, and a yeas and nays vote, if the Senate decides no party may subpoena witnesses.
Sec. 10: Provides up to 4 hours of final arguments, equally divided between the parties, and then requires the Senate to vote on the article of impeachment.

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