To subpoena certain Office of Management and Budget documents and records.
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Senate amendment submitted
January 21, 2020
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Senate amendment submitted
January 21, 2020
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 1286 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 17.
January 21, 2020
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1286 proposed by Senator Schumer.
January 21, 2020
Amendment SA 1286 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: S401-406; text: CR S401-402) To subpoena certain Office of Management and Budget documents and records.
January 21, 2020
Motion to table amendment SA 1286 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 17.
January 21, 2020
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SA 1286. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 483, to provide for related procedures concerning the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States; as follows: At the appropriate place in the resolving clause, insert the following: Sec. ___. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, pursuant to rules V and VI of the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials-- (1) the Chief Justice of the United States, through the Secretary of the Senate, shall issue a subpoena to the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget commanding him to produce, for the time period from January 1, 2019, to the present, all documents, communications, and other records within the possession, custody, or control of the Office of Management and Budget, referring or relating to-- (A) the actual or potential suspension, withholding, delaying, freezing, or releasing of United States foreign assistance, military assistance, or security assistance of any kind to Ukraine, including but not limited to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (referred to in this section as ``USAI'') and Foreign Military Financing (referred to in this section as ``FMF''), including but not limited to-- (i) communications among, between, or referring to Director Michael John ``Mick'' Mulvaney, Assistant to the President Robert Blair, Acting Director Russell Vought, Associate Director Michael Duffey, or any other Office of Management and Budget employee; (ii) communications related to requests by President Trump for information about Ukraine security or military assistance and responses to those requests; (iii) communications related to concerns raised by any Office of Management and Budget employee related to the legality of any hold on foreign assistance, military assistance, or security assistance to Ukraine; (iv) communications sent to the Department of State regarding a hold or block on congressional notifications regarding the release of FMF funds to Ukraine; (v) communications between-- (I) officials at the Department of Defense, including but not limited to Undersecretary of Defense Elaine McCusker; and (II) Associate Director Michael Duffey, Deputy Associate Director Mark Sandy, or any other Office of Management and Budget employee; (vi) all draft and final versions of the August 7, 2019, memorandum prepared by the National Security Division, International Affairs Division, and Office of General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget about the release of foreign assistance, security assistance, or security assistance to Ukraine; (vii) the Ukrainian government's knowledge prior to August 28, 2019, of any actual or potential suspension, withholding, delaying, freezing, or releasing of United States foreign assistance, military assistance, or security assistance to Ukraine, including all meetings, calls, or other engagements with Ukrainian officials regarding potential or actual suspensions, holds, or delays in United States assistance to Ukraine; (B) communications, opinions, advice, counsel, approvals, or concurrences provided by any employee in the Office of Management and Budget regarding the actual or potential suspension, withholding, delaying, freezing, or releasing of security assistance to Ukraine including legality under the Impoundment Control Act; (C) Associate Director Michael Duffey taking over duties related to apportionments of USAI or FMF from Deputy Associate Director Mark Sandy or any other Office of Management and Budget employee; (D) all meetings related to the security assistance to Ukraine including but not limited to interagency meetings on July 18, 2019, July 23, 2019, July 26, 2019, and July 31, 2019, including any directions provided to staff participating in those meetings and any readouts from those meetings; (E) the decision announced on or about September 11, 2019, to release appropriated foreign assistance, military assistance, or security assistance to Ukraine, including but not limited to any notes, memoranda, documentation or correspondence related to the decision; (F) all draft and final versions of talking points related to the withholding or release of foreign assistance, military assistance, or security assistance to Ukraine, including communications with the Department of Defense related to concerns about the accuracy of the talking points; and (G) all meetings and calls between President Trump and the President of Ukraine, including documents, communications, and other records related to the scheduling of, preparation for, and follow-up from the President's April 21 and July 25, 2019, telephone calls, as well as the President's September 25, 2019, meeting with the President of Ukraine in New York; and (2) the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to utilize the services of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms or any other employee of the Senate in serving the subpoena authorized to be issued by this section. ______