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H.Res. 633: Requiring that all impeachment inquiry related hearings, witness interviews and communications, document productions and examinations, proceedings, and other related work shall be done in an open setting and in public view.

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H.Res. 633: Requiring that all impeachment inquiry related hearings, witness interviews and communications, document productions and examinations, proceedings, and other related work shall be done in an open setting and in public view.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-16 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ethics, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Ethics, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Requiring that all impeachment inquiry related hearings, witness interviews and communications, document productions and examinations, proceedings, and other related work shall be done in an open setting and in public view.

Plain summary

This resolution (1) disapproves of the actions led by the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to conduct work related to matters of impeachment in a closed and classified setting; (2) requires all impeachment related matters to be done in an open setting and in public view; and (3) demands the Speaker and the chair of each committee engaged in an impeachment inquiry of any kind to give each Member of the House a minimum of 48-hours notice before conducting such matters.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Requiring that all impeachment inquiry related hearings, witness interviews and communications, document productions and examinations, proceedings, and other related work shall be done in an open setting and in public view.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · 45 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Scott Perry (R-PA), Brian Babin (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chip Roy (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), John R. Carter (R-TX), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), John W. Rose (R-TN), John R. Curtis (R-UT), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hres633 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116