Full Text of HR1644 95th General Assembly
HR1644 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Allegations have been raised regarding the | 3 |
| conduct of
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich; and
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| WHEREAS, Section 14 of Article IV of the Illinois | 5 |
| Constitution provides that the
House of Representatives has the | 6 |
| sole power to conduct
legislative investigations to determine | 7 |
| the existence of cause for
impeachment and, by the vote of a | 8 |
| majority of the members elected, to
impeach Executive and | 9 |
| Judicial officers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a | 12 |
| Special Investigative Committee be created for the purpose of | 13 |
| (i) investigating allegations of misfeasance, malfeasance, | 14 |
| nonfeasance, and other misconduct of Governor Rod R. | 15 |
| Blagojevich and (ii) making a recommendation as to whether | 16 |
| cause exists for impeachment; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee shall | 18 |
| consist of
10 legislative members, with 5 members of the House | 19 |
| of
Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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| Representatives and 5 members of the House of Representatives
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 22 |
| Representatives; and be it
further
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| RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the
House of Representatives | 2 |
| and the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives shall | 3 |
| each designate one appointee to serve as a
co-chairperson; and | 4 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the appointments of the members and the | 6 |
| designation
of the co-chairpersons of the Special | 7 |
| Investigative Committee shall be
transmitted
by the appointing | 8 |
| authority in writing to the Clerk of the House of
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| Representatives; and be
it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee is
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| empowered to meet, upon the proper appointment of a majority of | 12 |
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members, in accordance with the House Rules; that all | 13 |
| meetings shall be public;
that advance notice of all meetings | 14 |
| shall be given to the
public; and that the Special | 15 |
| Investigative Committee may gather
evidence and hear testimony | 16 |
| at any location within the State of
Illinois designated by the | 17 |
| co-chairpersons; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Special Investigative Committee is | 19 |
| empowered
to adopt rules to govern the proceedings before it | 20 |
| and shall be guided by the
rules of evidence of this State in | 21 |
| order to ensure a fair hearing, a thorough
investigation, and | 22 |
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provision of due process; and that the Special |
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| Investigative Committee shall have
the power to administer | 2 |
| oaths and to compel the attendance and testimony of
persons
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| the production of papers, documents, and other evidence, under
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| oath, by subpoena signed by the Speaker of the House
of | 5 |
| Representatives and attested by the Clerk of the House of
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| Representatives when the testimony, documents, or evidence is
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| necessary for or incident to any inquiry relevant to the
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| business or purposes of the Special Investigative Committee, | 9 |
| and to punish
any
person for the neglect, refusal to appear, or | 10 |
| failure to produce
papers or documents or provide evidence | 11 |
| commanded by subpoena or
who,
upon appearance, either with or | 12 |
| without subpoena, refuses to be sworn
or testify or produce | 13 |
| papers, documents, or evidence demanded of him or
her; and be | 14 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That, upon the completion of the investigation, | 16 |
| the Special
Investigative Committee shall submit a final
report | 17 |
| and its recommendations to the House of Representatives by | 18 |
| filing a
copy with the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 19 |
| within 30 days after this Resolution is adopted.
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