Condemning and censuring Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi, Representative of California's 12th Congressional District.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 784 Condemning and censuring Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi, Representative of California’s 12th Congressional District. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2020 Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mr. MOON- EY of West Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Condemning and censuring Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi, Representative of California’s 12th Congressional District. Whereas the power of impeachment is divided under article I, section 2, clause 5 and article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution into two parts with the House having the sole Power of Impeachment and the Senate having the sole Power to try impeachments; Whereas on December 18, 2019, the House of Representa- tives agreed to two articles of impeachment against Don- ald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors; Whereas historical precedent of the House indicates that fol- lowing adoption of such articles, the House should forth- VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR784.IH HR784 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 784 IH with name managers to prosecute the House’s case before the Senate and notify the Senate of such appointments; Whereas failure to name managers and inform the Senate of their appointment impedes the Senate from proceeding with its constitutional duty to try an impeachment under its rules; Whereas the sole role of the House in an impeachment trial of the Senate is to present evidence in the manner pre- scribed by the rules of the Senate; Whereas Representative Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi in her capacity as Speaker of the House is preventing the House from naming managers in an attempt to extort concessions from the Senate on the conduct of the im- peachment trial against President Donald John Trump; Whereas this attempt by Representative Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi to establish a quid pro quo where the House per- forms a necessary function in the impeachment process in exchange for the Senate agreeing to demands with re- spect to the impeachment trial is an impermissible at- tempt to invade the Constitutionally delegated authority of the Senate; Whereas leveraging the powers of the House in this matter by indefinitely preventing the trial of Donald John Trump or by attempting to slant the trial in a manner favorable to the proponents of impeachment and removal threatens to deny Donald John Trump his constitu- tionally protected right of due process and the oppor- tunity to defend himself; and Whereas the actions of Representative Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi represent an abuse of power and bring dishonor VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:08 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR784.IH HR784 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 784 IH and discredit to the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That— 1 (1) the House of Representatives censures and 2 condemns Representative Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi 3 for abuse of power with respect to the impeachment 4 of Donald John Trump, President of the United 5 States; 6 (2) Representative Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi 7 will forthwith present herself in the well of the 8 House for the pronouncement of censure; and 9 (3) Representative Nancy D’Alessandro Pelosi 10 will be censured with the public reading of this reso- 11 lution by the Speaker. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:08 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR784.IH HR784 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS