,,iia ,calendar ,no4 #cec #aahth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,j4      
,,res4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of    
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc     
7legislative day1 ,march #bb71 #bjbd,mr4
 ,lee introduced the following joint    
resolution2 which was read the first    
time  ,april #h1 #bjbd,read the second  
time and placed on the calendar  ,,joint
 ,,resolution  ,to provide for related  
procedures concerning the articles of   
impeachment against ,alejandro ,nicholas
 ,mayorkas1 ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security4  #a4 ,summons  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #g session days 
following the date on which the articles
 of impeachment with respect to         
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas are      
transmitted1 pursuant to rule ,,iii of  
the ,rules of ,procedure and ,practice  
in the ,senate ,when ,sitting on        
,impeachment ,trials 7referred to in    
this resolution as the ,rules of        
,impeachment71 the ,senate shall proceed
 to the consideration of the articles of

 impeachment and the ,secretary of the  
,senate shall notify the ,house of      
,representatives of the time and place  
fixed for the ,senate to proceed upon   
the impeachment of ,alejandro ,nicholas 
,mayorkas in the ,senate ,chamber4  7b7 
,summons and filings ,under rule ,,viii 
of the ,rules of ,impeachment-- 7#a7 the
 summons shall be issued in the usual   
form to ,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas1 
provided that he may have until #ab p4m4
 on the date that is #g session days    
after the date on which the articles of 
impeachment are transmitted1 to file his
 answer with the ,secretary of the      
,senate2  7#b7 the ,house of            
,representatives may have until #ab p4m4
 on the date that is #g session days    
after the date on which the summons is  
issued under paragraph 7#a71 to file its
 replication with the ,secretary of the 
,senate2  7#c7 if the ,house of         
,representatives wishes to file a trial 
brief1 it shall be filed by #aj a4m4 on 
the date on which the articles of       

impeachment are transmitted2  7#d7 if   
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas wishes to
 file a trial brief1 it shall be filed  
by #aj a4m4 on the date that is #g      
session days after the date on which the
 summons is issued under paragraph 7#a72
 and  7#e7 the ,house of                
,representatives may file a rebuttal    
brief no later than #aj a4m4 on the date
 on which impeachment proceedings begin4
  #b4 ,impeachment  7a7 ,in general     
7#a7 ,house records ,the ,house of      
,representatives shall file its record  
with the ,secretary of the ,senate1     
which will consist of those publicly    
available materials that have been      
submitted to or produced by the         
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives1 including   
transcripts of public hearings or       
mark-ups and any materials printed by   
the ,house of ,representatives or the   
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives pursuant to  
,house ,resolution #hfc 7#aahth         

,congress71 agreed to ,february #ac1    
#bjbd4  7#b7 ,admission into evidence   
,materials in the record described in   
paragraph 7#a7 will be admitted into    
evidence subject to any hearsay1        
evidentiary1 or other objections that   
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas may make 
after opening presentations are         
concluded4  7#c7 ,availability to       
parties ,all materials filed pursuant to
 this subsection shall be printed and   
made available to all parties4  7b7     
,motions  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 ,filing
 ,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas and the 
,house of ,representatives shall have   
until #i a4m4 on the date on which      
impeachment proceedings begin to file   
any motions permitted under the ,rules  
of ,impeachment with the exception of   
motions to subpoena witnesses or        
documents or any other evidentiary      
motions4  7,b7 ,responses ,responses to 
any motions filed under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall be filed no later than #aa   
a4m4 on the date on which impeachment   

proceedings begin4  7,c7 ,availability  
to parties ,all materials filed pursuant
 to this paragraph shall be filed with  
the ,secretary of the ,senate and be    
printed and made available to all       
parties4  7#b7 ,arguments ,arguments on 
any motions filed under paragraph 7#a7  
shall begin at #a p4m4 on the date on   
which impeachment proceedings begin1 and
 each side may determine the number of  
persons to make its presentation1       
following which the ,senate shall       
deliberate1 if so ordered under the     
,rules of ,impeachment1 and vote on any 
such motions4  7c7 ,impeachment  7#a7   
,presentations by parties  7,a7 ,house  
of ,representatives ,following the      
disposition of such motions1 or if no   
motions are made1 then the ,house of    
,representatives shall make its         
presentation in support of the articles 
of impeachment for a period of time not 
to exceed #bd hours1 over up to #c      
session days4  7,b7 ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security ,following the      

,house of ,representatives'             
presentation1 ,alejandro ,nicholas      
,mayorkas shall make his presentation   
for a period not to exceed #bd hours1   
over up to #c session days4  7,c7       
,number of persons ,each side may       
determine the number of persons to make 
its presentation4  7#b7 ,period of      
questioning ,upon the conclusion of     
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas's        
presentation1 ,senators may question the
 parties for a period of time not to    
exceed #af hours4  7#c7 ,argument and   
deliberation  7,a7 ,in general ,upon the
 conclusion of questioning by the       
,senate1 there shall be #d hours of     
argument by the parties1 equally        
divided1 followed by deliberation by the
 ,senate1 if so ordered under the ,rules
 of ,impeachment1 on the question of    
whether it shall be in order to consider
 and debate under the ,rules of         
,impeachment any motion to subpoena     
witnesses or documents4  7,b7 ,motion to
 subpoena witnesses or documents ,the   

,senate1 without any intervening action1
 motion1 or amendment1 shall then decide
 by the yeas and nays whether it shall  
be in order to consider and debate under
 the ,rules of ,impeachment any motion  
to subpoena witnesses or documents4     
7#d7 ,other motions ,following the      
disposition of the question under       
paragraph 7#c71 other motions provided  
under the ,rules of ,impeachment shall  
be in order4  7#e7 ,witnesses  7,a7 ,in 
general ,if the ,senate agrees to allow 
either the ,house of ,representatives or
 ,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas to      
subpoena witnesses1 the witnesses shall 
first be deposed and the ,senate shall  
decide after deposition which witnesses 
shall testify1 pursuant to the ,rules of
 ,impeachment4  7,b7 ,deposition        
requirement ,no testimony shall be      
admissible in the ,senate unless the    
parties have had an opportunity to      
depose such witnesses4  7#f7 ,vote ,at  
the conclusion of the deliberations by  
the ,senate1 the ,senate shall vote on  

each article of impeachment4  ,april #h1
 #bjbd,read the second time and placed  
on the calendar