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House resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should amend its rules to require a sitting United States Senator actively seeking election to the Presidency of the United States to recuse himself or herself from the impeachment trial of an incumbent President of the United States who is serving his or her first term in office.

H.Res. 744Introduced Dec 5, 2019Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Smith R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 5, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

31 cosponsors — 31 Republicans

0 of 31 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Jody Hice (R-GA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Billy Long (R-MO), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mark Walker (R-NC), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-8 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.