Contents

Introduction  1

History of the Impeachment Rules of the Senate  2

Impeachment Trial Procedures and Practice  4

Brief Overview  4

Receipt and Presentation of Articles of Impeachment  5

Organizing for the Trial  7

Determining Trial Proceedings: Orders of the Senate  9

Process for Agreeing to an "Organizing Resolution" for the Trial  9

Content of an "Organizing Resolution" for the Trial  11

Consideration and Collection of Evidence  11

What the Impeachment Rules Provide  12

Creation of a Trial Committee  17

Closed Deliberations by Senators  19

Voting on Articles of Impeachment  20

Senate Interpretation of the Impeachment Rules and the Role of the Presiding Officer  22

Constitutional Points of Order Against Articles of Impeachment  23

Conducting Legislative and Executive Business  25

Contacts

Author Information  26