,,iv ,house ,calendar ,no4 #eb #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ffj ,report ,no4 #aaf-bff ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #bi1 #bjai ,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 and ,mr4 ,de,saulnier7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules ,october #cj1 #bjai ,referred to the ,house ,calendar and ordered to be printed ,,resolution ,directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing ,house of ,representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the ,house of ,representatives to exercise its ,constitutional power to impeach ,donald ,john ,trump1 ,president of the ,united ,states of ,america1 and for other purposes4 ,that the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence and the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,judiciary1 ,oversight and ,reform1 and ,ways and ,means1 are directed to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing ,house of ,representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the ,house of ,representatives to exercise its ,constitutional power to impeach ,donald ,john ,trump1 ,president of the ,united ,states of ,america4 #b4 ,open and transparent investigative proceedings by the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,for the purpose of continuing the investigation described in the first section of this resolution1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 7referred to in this resolution as the ,permanent ,select ,committee7 is authorized to conduct proceedings pursuant to this resolution as follows3 7#a7 ,the chair of the ,permanent ,select ,committee shall designate an open hearing or hearings pursuant to this section4 7#b7 ,notwithstanding clause #b7;j77#b7 of rule ,,xi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives1 upon recognition by the chair for such purpose under this paragraph during any hearing designated pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the chair and ranking minority member of the ,permanent ,select ,committee shall be permitted to question witnesses for equal specified periods of longer than five minutes1 as determined by the chair4 ,the time available for each period of questioning under this paragraph shall be equal for the chair and the ranking minority member4 ,the chair may confer recognition for multiple periods of such questioning1 but each period of questioning shall not exceed #ij minutes in the aggregate4 ,only the chair and ranking minority member1 or a ,permanent ,select ,committee employee if yielded to by the chair or ranking minority member1 may question witnesses during such periods of questioning4 ,at the conclusion of questioning pursuant to this paragraph1 the committee shall proceed with questioning under the five-minute rule pursuant to clause #b7;j77#b77;,a7 of rule ,,xi4 7#c7 ,to allow for full evaluation of minority witness requests1 the ranking minority member may submit to the chair1 in writing1 any requests for witness testimony relevant to the investigation described in the first section of this resolution within #gb hours after notice is given for the first hearing designated pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 ,any such request shall be accompanied by a detailed written justification of the relevance of the testimony of each requested witness to the investigation described in the first section of this resolution4 7#d7 7,a7 ,the ranking minority member of the ,permanent ,select ,committee is authorized1 with the concurrence of the chair1 to require1 as deemed necessary to the investigation-- 7i7 by subpoena or otherwise-- 7,i7 the attendance and testimony of any person 7including at a taking of a deposition72 and 7,,ii7 the production of books1 records1 correspondence1 memoranda1 papers1 and documents2 and 7ii7 by interrogatory1 the furnishing of information4 7,b7 ,in the case that the chair declines to concur in a proposed action of the ranking minority member pursuant to subparagraph 7,a71 the ranking minority member shall have the right to refer to the committee for decision the question whether such authority shall be so exercised and the chair shall convene the committee promptly to render that decision1 subject to the notice procedures for a committee meeting under clause #b7;g77#c77;,a7 and 7,b7 of rule ,,xi4 7,c7 ,subpoenas and interrogatories so authorized may be signed by the ranking minority member1 and may be served by any person designated by the ranking minority member4 7#e7 ,the chair is authorized to make publicly available in electronic form the transcripts of depositions conducted by the ,permanent ,select ,committee in furtherance of the investigation described in the first section of this resolution1 with appropriate redactions for classified and other sensitive information4 7#f7 ,the ,permanent ,select ,committee is directed to issue a report setting forth its findings and any recommendations and appending any information and materials the ,permanent ,select ,committee may deem appropriate with respect to the investigation described in the first section of this resolution4 ,the chair shall transmit such report and appendices1 along with any supplemental1 minority1 additional1 or dissenting views filed pursuant to clause #b7l7 of rule ,,xi1 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary and make such report publicly available in electronic form1 with appropriate redactions to protect classified and other sensitive information4 ,the report required by this paragraph shall be prepared in consultation with the chairs of the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform4 #c4 ,transmission of additional materials ,the chair of the ,permanent ,select ,committee or the chair of any other committee having custody of records or other materials relating to the inquiry referenced in the first section of this resolution is authorized1 in consultation with the ranking minority member1 to transfer such records or materials to the ,committee on the ,judiciary4 #d4 ,impeachment inquiry procedures in the ,committee on the ,judiciary 7a7 ,the ,house authorizes the ,committee on the ,judiciary to conduct proceedings relating to the impeachment inquiry referenced in the first section of this resolution pursuant to the procedures submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the chair of the ,committee on ,rules1 including such procedures as to allow for the participation of the ,president and his counsel4 7b7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary is authorized to promulgate additional procedures as it deems necessary for the fair and efficient conduct of committee hearings held pursuant to this resolution1 provided that the additional procedures are not inconsistent with the procedures referenced in subsection 7a71 the ,rules of the ,committee1 and the ,rules of the ,house4 7c7 7#a7 ,the ranking minority member of the ,committee on the ,judiciary is authorized1 with the concurrence of the chair of the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 to require1 as deemed necessary to the investigation-- 7,a7 by subpoena or otherwise-- 7i7 the attendance and testimony of any person 7including at a taking of a deposition72 and 7ii7 the production of books1 records1 correspondence1 memoranda1 papers1 and documents2 and 7,b7 by interrogatory1 the furnishing of information4 7#b7 ,in the case that the chair declines to concur in a proposed action of the ranking minority member pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the ranking minority member shall have the right to refer to the committee for decision the question whether such authority shall be so exercised and the chair shall convene the committee promptly to render that decision1 subject to the notice procedures for a committee meeting under clause #b7;g77#c77;,a7 and 7,b7 of rule ,,xi4 7#c7 ,subpoenas and interrogatories so authorized may be signed by the ranking minority member1 and may be served by any person designated by the ranking minority member4 7d7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary shall report to the ,house of ,representatives such resolutions1 articles of impeachment1 or other recommendations as it deems proper4 ,october #cj1 #bjai ,referred to the ,house ,calendar and ordered to be printed