As Impeachment Inquiry Moves Into Open Phase, Here's What To Expect Next
NPRAs Impeachment Inquiry Moves Into Open Phase, Here's What To Expect Next Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 1:30 p.m. The measure drafted by House Democrats lays out the ground rules for public hearings, provides procedures for the president and his counsel to respond to evidence and sets out the process for considering articles of impeachment in the Judiciary Committee and the full House. Sponsor Message House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the author of the House resolution, told NPR that the vote means the House is "entering a different phase" on the impeachment process. Committee public report The resolution directs the Intelligence Committee to issue a report on its findings and recommendations and send the report to the House Judiciary Committee, which will consider any potential articles of impeachment. Full House vote on articles of impeachment Once the Judiciary Committee completes its hearings and votes on any articles of impeachment, its report would go to the full House for a vote.