,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fjc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,mc,carthy submitted the following resolution2 which was laid on the table ,,resolution ,raising a question of the privileges of the ,house4 ,whereas at a press conference on ,september #bd1 #bjai1 ,speaker of the ,house ,nancy ,pelosi stated3 ,therefore today1 ,i'm announcing the ,house of ,representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry2 ,whereas ,house ,practice states that3 ,under the modern practice1 an impeachment is normally instituted by the ,house by the adoption of a resolution calling for a committee investigation of charges against the officer in question2 ,whereas in the past #be years1 the ,house of ,representatives has moved forward with impeachment against a ,federal officer three times1 each initiated by an impeachment inquiry resolution approved by the full ,house1 not by a unilateral decree of the ,speaker2 ,whereas on ,may #ab1 #bjji1 the ,house approved ,h4 ,res4 #dbd1 authorizing and directing the ,committee on the ,judiciary to inquire whether the ,house should impeach ,samuel ,b4 ,kent1 a judge of the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,southern ,district of ,texas2 ,whereas on ,january #ac1 #bjji1 the ,house approved ,h4 ,res4 #ae1 authorizing and directing the ,committee on the ,judiciary to inquire whether the ,house should impeach ,g4 ,thomas ,porteous1 a judge of the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,eastern ,district of ,louisiana2 ,whereas on ,october #h1 #aiih1 the ,house approved ,h4 ,res4 #eha1 authorizing and directing the ,committee on the ,judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment of ,william ,jefferson ,clinton1 ,president of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,committee ,report to accompany ,h4 ,res4 #eha stated3 ,because the issue of impeachment is of such overwhelming importance1 the ,committee decided that it must receive authorization from the full ,house before proceeding on any further course of action2 ,whereas that report further stated3 ,because impeachment is delegated solely to the ,house of ,representatives by the ,constitution1 the full ,house of ,representatives should be involved in critical decision making regarding various stages of impeachment2 ,whereas the ,speaker's extraordinary decision to move forward with an impeachment inquiry without any debate or vote on such a resolution by the full ,house undermines the voting privileges afforded to each ,member and the constituents they represent2 and ,whereas this unprecedented and politically motivated decision by ,speaker ,pelosi represents an abuse of power and brings discredit to the ,house of ,representatives3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives disapproves of the actions of the ,speaker of the ,house1 ,mrs4 ,pelosi of ,california1 to initiate an impeachment inquiry against the duly elected ,president of the ,united ,states1 ,donald ,j4 ,trump4