Providing a vote for the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia in the consideration by the House of Representatives of any resolution impeaching the President or Vice President of the United States.
Latest action (18 Dec 1998): Introduced
What this bill does
H.Res. 613 would have granted the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia the right to cast a full vote—equal to that of a Representative—when the House considers any resolution to impeach the President or Vice President of the United States. Normally, the D.C. Delegate can participate in House proceedings but does not have a vote on final legislative matters; this resolution would have created a specific exception for impeachment votes involving the President or Vice President, applying to any such resolution considered after the resolution's adoption.
The measure would primarily have affected the D.C. Delegate—at the time, Eleanor Holmes Norton, who sponsored the bill—and the procedures the House follows during presidential or vice-presidential impeachment proceedings. It would not have altered voting rights for the Delegate on other House business.
The resolution was introduced on December 18, 1998, during the 105th Congress, amid the House's consideration of impeachment articles against President Bill Clinton, and was referred to the House Committee on Rules. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further before the end of that Congress, meaning it did not become effective or change House procedure.
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Official summary
Mandates that the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia be permitted to vote in any resolution of the House of Representatives impeaching the President or Vice President of the United States.
Common questions
- What does H.Res. 613 do?
- H.Res. 613 would have granted the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia the right to cast a full vote—equal to that of a Representative—when the House considers any resolution to impeach the President or Vice President of the United States. Normally, the D.C. Delegate can participate in House proceedings but does not have a vote on final legislative matters; this resolution would have created a specific exception for impeachment votes involving the President or Vice President, applying to any such resolution considered after the resolution's adoption. The measure would primarily have affected the D.C. Delegate—at the time, Eleanor Holmes Norton, who sponsored the bill—and the procedures the House follows during presidential or vice-presidential impeachment proceedings. It would not have altered voting rights for the Delegate on other House business. The resolution was introduced on December 18, 1998, during the 105th Congress, amid the House's consideration of impeachment articles against President Bill Clinton, and was referred to the House Committee on Rules. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further before the end of that Congress, meaning it did not become effective or change House procedure.
- Has H.Res. 613 become law?
- Not yet. As of 18 Dec 1998, H.Res. 613 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.Res. 613?
- H.Res. 613 was sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC] (Democrat-DC), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Res. 613?
- Introduced (18 Dec 1998).
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