S.Res. 16 · 117th Congress

A resolution to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.

Introduced on Jan 26, 2021 by Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). Latest action (Jan 27, 2021): Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 26, 2021
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Congress

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Jurisdiction and venue
  • Legislative rules and procedure
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Senate

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed Senate, Jan 26, 2021). Public domain.

This resolution establishes procedures concerning the article of impeachment against former President Donald John Trump, including specific issues to be briefed by the parties, deadlines for filing trial documents, and the date for consideration of the article.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. Jan 26, 2021· Senate· Passage· Resolution Agreed to 83–17

History

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  1. Jan 26, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 26, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 17. Record Vote Number: 9.(consideration: CR S143; text: CR S155-156)Senate · Roll call 9
  3. Jan 26, 2021 · SenateSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 17. Record Vote Number: 9. (consideration: CR S143; text: CR S155-156)Senate · Roll call 9
  4. Jan 27, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.