About the resolution
The House impeached President Trump for the second time, charging him with incitement of insurrection. The impeachment resolution accused the President of inciting the violent riot that occurred on January 6 last Wednesday, when his supporters invaded the United States Capitol injuring and killing Capitol Police and endangering the safety of members of Congress. It cites statements from President Trump to the rioters such as “if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country anymore,” as well as persistent lies that he won the 2020 Presidential election. Read about the final version of the impeachment resolution in the House Judiciary committee report.
A yes vote was to impeach President Trump for inciting insurrection.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Jan 13, 2021
This simple resolution was agreed to on January 13, 2021. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
217 Cosponsors (217 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cicilline: House Must Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress”
—
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI1]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 21, 2021
“Chairman Nadler Statement Ahead of House Transmitting Article of Impeachment & Trump Impeachment Trial”
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY10]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 25, 2021
“Rep. Austin Scott Statement on Calls to Remove President Trump from Office”
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Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA8]
on Jan 13, 2021
History
H.Res. 24 is a simple resolution in the United States Congress.
A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.
Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Res. 24. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
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