,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution  ,amending
 the ,rules of ,procedure and ,practice 
in the ,senate ,when ,sitting on        
,impeachment ,trials to ensure adequate 
access to witnesses and documents in    
impeachment trials of a ,president or   
,vice ,president1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,witnesses and documents 
in impeachment trials of a ,president or
 ,vice ,president  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,rules of ,procedure and ,practice in   
the ,senate ,when ,sitting on           
,impeachment ,trials are amended by     
adding at the end the following3        
,,xxvii4 ,in an impeachment trial of the
 ,president or the ,vice ,president1    
upon whom the powers and duties of the  
,office of ,president shall have        

devolved1 each party may move to issue  
#a or more subpoenas to obtain testimony
 from witnesses4 ,if the ,presiding     
,officer determines the testimony of a  
witness for whom a subpoena is sought is
 material and relevant to the           
impeachment trial and not redundant1 the
 ,presiding ,officer1 through the       
,secretary of the ,senate1 shall issue a
 subpoena for the taking of testimony of
 the witness4 ,a ,senator may raise a   
point of order that a subpoena for the  
taking of testimony of a witness should 
not be issued4 ,if a point of order is  
raised1 the ,presiding ,officer shall   
submit the point of order to a vote of  
the ,senate without debate4 ,a vote     
under this ,rule shall be taken in      
accordance with the ,standing ,rules of 
the ,senate4  ,,xxviii4 ,in an          
impeachment trial of the ,president or  
the ,vice ,president1 upon whom the     
powers and duties of the ,office of     
,president shall have devolved1 each    
party may move to issue #a or more      

subpoenas to obtain documents4 ,if the  
,presiding ,officer determines the      
documents for which a subpoena is sought
 are material and relevant to the       
impeachment trial and not redundant1 the
 ,presiding ,officer1 through the       
,secretary of the ,senate1 shall issue a
 subpoena requiring production of the   
documents4 ,a ,senator may raise a point
 of order that a subpoena requiring     
production of the documents should not  
be issued4 ,if a point of order is      
raised1 the ,presiding ,officer shall   
submit the point of order to a vote of  
the ,senate without debate4 ,a vote     
under this ,rule shall be taken in      
accordance with the ,standing ,rules of 
the ,senate4  ,,xxix4 ,it shall not be  
in order to consider a resolution or    
motion establishing procedures for an   
impeachment trial1 or an amendment      
thereto1 that would modify1 supersede1  
waive1 or be inconsistent with any      
portion of ,rule ,,vii1 ,,xxvii1 or     
,,xxviii4  4  7b7 ,evidentiary questions

 ,rule ,,vii of the ,rules of ,procedure
 and ,practice in the ,senate ,when     
,sitting on ,impeachment ,trials is     
amended-- 7#a7 in the second sentence-- 
7,a7 by striking may rule and inserting 
shall rule2 and  7,b7 by inserting 1    
except in the impeachment trial of the  
,president or the ,vice ,president1 upon
 whom the powers and duties of the      
,office of ,president shall have        
devolved1 before he may at his option2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3 ,in an impeachment trial of  
the ,president or the ,vice ,president1 
upon whom the powers and the duties of  
the office of ,president shall have     
devolved1 the ,presiding ,officer shall 
rule on any assertion of privilege or   
immunity in connection with the         
production of testimony1 documents1 or  
other evidence44