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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that upon adoption by the House, the Speaker of the House is required to transmit without delay articles of impeachment to the Senate and must do…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that upon adoption by the House, the Speaker of the House is required to transmit without delay articles of impeachment to the Senate and must do so immediately.

Introduced: January 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 8, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution (1) disapproves of the Speaker of the House of Representatives' decision to refuse to transmit to the Senate the two articles of impeachment adopted on December 18, 2019, and (2) demands that the Speaker immediately transmit the articles to the Senate.

What's happening now January 8, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Republican 18
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jan 14, 2020
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 14, 2020
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jan 14, 2020
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 9, 2020
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 9, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Jan 9, 2020
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jan 8, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Jan 8, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Jan 8, 2020
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jan 8, 2020
Graves, Garret
· Jan 8, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Jan 8, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 8, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Jan 8, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 780: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that upon adoption by the House, the Speaker of the House is required to transmit without delay articles of impeachment to the Senate and must do so immediately.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-780/
MLA
"H. Res. 780: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that upon adoption by the House, the Speaker of the House is required to transmit without delay articles of impeachment to the Senate and must do so immediately.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-780/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 780, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-780/.
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[H. Res. 780: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that upon adoption by the House, the Speaker of the House is required to transmit without delay articles of impeachment to the Senate and must do so immediately.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-780/)
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