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Schiff Memo to House Intelligence Committee Members re: Procedures for Impeachment Inquiry Hearings Whistleblower Complaint on Ukraine (Kelly Smith, comp.) 1 (11/12/2019)

handle is hein.presidents/usgvtwht0147 and id is 1 raw text is: UNCLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM November 12, 2019 To: Committee Members Fr: Chairman Adam Schiff Re: Procedures for Impeachment Inquiry Hearings At 10:00 a.m. tomorrow-Wednesday, November 13, 2019-in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold its first of several open hearings as part of the public phase of the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry. Like the depositions preceding them, these hearings will address subjects of profound consequence for the Nation and the functioning of our government under the Constitution. The House's inquiry into whether grounds exist for President Trump's impeachment has been, and will continue to be, a sober and rigorous undertaking. The purpose of this memo is to provide Committee Members with information regarding procedures to be observed during the open hearings. The hearings will be conducted in a manner that ensures that all participants are treated fairly and with respect, mindful of the solemn and historic task before us. The hearings will therefore adhere to the Rules of the House and of the Committee, and to H. Res. 660, which established the fonnat the Committee will use during the hearings. These procedures are consistent with those governing prior impeachment proceedings and mirror those used under Republican and Democratic House leadership for decades. * Attendance and Participation. As provided by House Rule XI and H. Res. 660, only Members of the Committee may participate in hearings conducted by the Committee. Although Members who are not assigned to the Committee are not permitted to sit on the dais, make statements, or question witnesses, they may of course sit in the audience. Seating for non-Committee Members wishing to attend will be available. * Decorum. The Code of Official Conduct for Members of Congress requires that every Member shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.2 As Chair, I will do my utmost during the hearings to safeguard the rights of the witnesses and all Members of the Committee, just as Committee Members should strive to conduct themselves with dignity, propriety, courtesy, and decorum.3 ' See Rules of the House of Representatives, 116th Cong. Rule XI, Cl. 2(g)(2)(C) and 2(j)(2)(A) (Jan. 11, 2019) (House Rules); H. Res. 660, 116th Cong. § 2 (Oct. 31, 2019) (H. Res. 660). 2 House Rule XXIII, Cl. 1. 3 House Rule XI (4)(c).

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