,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bb1 #bjbd,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1   
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,hagerty7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,rules and ,administration  ,,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 ,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 ,all materials filed pursuant to 
this subsection shall be printed and    
made available to all parties4  7b7     
,motions ,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 ,responses to any such motions 
shall be filed no later than #aa a4m4 on
 the date on which impeachment          
proceedings begin4 ,all materials filed 
pursuant to this subsection shall be    
filed with the ,secretary and be printed
 and made available to all parties4     
,arguments on such motions shall begin  
at #ab 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 ,presentations by parties 
,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 #af hours1 over up to
 #b session days4 ,if no motions are    
made under subsection 7b71 the ,house of
 ,representatives shall begin its       
presentation at #ab p4m4 on the date on 
which impeachment proceedings begin4    
,following the ,house of                
,representatives' presentation1         
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas shall    
make his presentation for a period not  
to exceed #af hours1 over up to #b      
session days4 ,each side may determine  
the number of persons to make its       
presentation4 ,each side shall have the 
right to decide for how many hours it   
shall make its presentation on each of  
the up to #b session days allotted to   
it1 except that neither side shall make 

its presentation for more than #h hours 
on any single session day4 ,the parties'
 presentations need not be limited to   
argument from the record described in   
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,period of         
questioning ,upon the conclusion of the 
period allotted for presentations by the
 parties as provided under subsection   
7c71 ,senators may question the parties 
for a period of time not to exceed #d   
hours over not more than #a session day4
  7e7 ,argument and deliberation ,upon  
conclusion of the period allotted for   
,senators' questions as provided under  
subsection 7d71 there shall be #b hours 
of argument1 equally divided between the
 parties1 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 ,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        
,following the disposition of that      
question1 other motions provided under  
the ,rules of ,impeachment shall be in  
order4  7f7 ,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 parties shall  
be allowed other appropriate discovery4 
,the ,senate shall decide after         
deposition and other appropriate        
discovery which1 if any1 witnesses shall
 testify1 pursuant to the ,rules of     
,impeachment4 ,no testimony shall be    
admissible in the ,senate unless the    
parties have had the opportunity to     
depose such witnesses and to conduct    
other appropriate discovery4  7#b7      
,rules ,if the ,senate agrees to allow  
either party to subpoena witnesses1     

provisions for the admission of         
evidence1 issuance of subpoenas1        
arrangements for depositions1 other     
appropriate discovery1 testimony by     
witnesses in the ,senate1 if such       
testimony is ordered by the ,senate1 and
 any related matters are to be          
determined by subsequent resolution of  
the ,senate4  7g7 ,motion ,to admit     
evidence  7#a7 ,in general ,if the      
,senate decides that no party shall be  
permitted to subpoena witnesses pursuant
 to subsection 7f71 the ,house of       
,representatives shall be recognized to 
make a motion to admit into evidence the
 materials relied upon by the ,house of 
,representatives during the trial4 ,the 
,house of ,representatives shall be     
recognized to make such a motion1       
however1 only if it has disclosed to    
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas all      
materials it will move to admit into    
evidence at least #dh hours before      
making said motion4 ,arguments on the   
motion shall be limited to #a hour      

equally divided4 ,the ,senate1 without  
any intervening action1 motion1 or      
amendment1 shall then decide by the yeas
 and nays whether to admit into evidence
 such materials4 ,if a majority of      
,senators voting1 a quorum being        
present1 shall vote in the affirmative1 
the materials shall be admitted into    
evidence4 ,if a majority of ,senators   
voting1 a quorum being present1 shall   
vote in the negative1 the materials     
shall not be admitted into evidence4    
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas shall    
then be recognized to make a motion to  
admit into evidence the materials relied
 upon by him during the trial4          
,alejandro ,nicholas ,mayorkas shall be 
recognized to make such a motion1       
however1 only if he has disclosed to the
 ,house of ,representatives all         
materials he will move to admit into    
evidence at least #dh hours before      
making said motion4 ,arguments on the   
motion shall be limited to #a hour      
equally divided4 ,the ,senate1 without  

any intervening action1 motion1 or      
amendment1 shall then decide by the yeas
 and nays whether to admit into evidence
 such materials4 ,if a majority of      
,senators voting1 a quorum being        
present1 shall vote in the affirmative1 
the materials shall be admitted into    
evidence4 ,if a majority of ,senators   
voting1 a quorum being present1 shall   
vote in the negative1 the materials     
shall not be admitted into evidence4    
7#b7 ,exception to disclosure           
requirements ,the disclosure            
requirements established under paragraph
 7#a7 shall not apply to evidence       
discovered by the movant after the      
disclosure deadline1 so long as the     
movant declares in writing that the     
movant was unaware of such evidence     
until after the disclosure deadline1 and
 that such evidence could not reasonably
 have been discovered until after the   
disclosure deadline4  7#c7 ,rule of     
construction ,the admission of any      
evidence pursuant to this subsection    

shall not be treated as a concession by 
any party as to the truth of the matter 
asserted by the parties1 and the ,senate
 as the trier of fact shall decide the  
weight to be given such evidence4  7h7  
,convening on ,sunday ,unless the       
,senate shall have already voted on the 
articles of impeachment1 the ,senate    
shall convene as a ,court of            
,impeachment at #b p4m4 on the ,sunday  
following the date on which impeachment 
proceedings begin1 notwithstanding rule 
,,iii of the ,rules of ,impeachment4    
7i7 ,final arguments ,immediately upon  
the conclusion of any action by the     
,senate under subsection 7g71 or        
immediately upon the next day on which  
the ,senate reconvenes as a ,court of   
,impeachment after the conclusion of    
such action1 the ,senate shall proceed  
to final arguments as provided in the   
,rules of ,impeachment1 waiving the     
#b-person rule contained in rule ,,xxii 
of the ,rules of ,impeachment4 ,such    
arguments shall not exceed #d hours1    

equally divided between the parties4    
7j7 ,vote ,at the conclusion of final   
arguments as provided under subsection  
7i71 the ,senate1 without intervening   
action1 except for deliberation if so   
ordered under the ,rules of             
,impeachment1 shall vote on the articles
 of impeachment4