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National
Key Vote
Impeachment Resolution: Article Three
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to convict President Clinton on Article III, the charge of obstruction of justice during a Federal civil rights action brought against him.
Official Title of Legislation:
H Res 611: Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Highlights:
-Accuses President Clinton of obstructing justice by coaching White House Secretary Betty Currie in potential testimony, encouraging Monica Lewinsky to lie under oath and by delaying and concealing the existence of gifts, and other requested evidence.
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:hres611:
House Passage: 12/19/1998 : Resolution Passed: 228 - 206 (Roll no. 543) House Passage: 12/19/1998 : Resolution Failed: 205 - 229 (Roll no. 544) House Passage: 12/19/1998 : Resolution Passed 221 - 212 (Roll no. 545) House Passage: 12/19/1998 : Resolution Failed: 148 - 285 (Roll no. 546) Senate Passage: 02/12/1999 : Resolution Failed: 45 - 55 (Record Vote Number 17) Senate Passage: 02/12/1999 : Resolution Failed: 50 - 50 (Record Vote Number 18)
Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry (R-IL) (out of office)
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