But the house hasn’t voted to send the articles yet. This isn’t like what happened with Clinton.
The House makes it’s rules. The Senate can make theirs and “deem” the Articles accepted for trial.
Read the resolutions. They say what they say.
(House Resolution 611, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session)
Resolved, That William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
(House Resolution 755, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session)
Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
Now, in Clinton's case, there was a separate resolution passed immediately after the house resolved to exhibit the articles of impeachment to the senate.
(House Resolution 614, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session)
Resolved, That Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr. Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida, Mr. Gekas of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Buyer of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Chabot of Ohio, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mr. Cannon of Utah, Mr. Rogan of California, and Mr. Graham of South Carolina are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment trial against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, that a message be sent to the Senate to inform the Senate of these appointments, and that the managers so appointed may, in connection with the preparation and the conduct of the trial, exhibit the articles of impeachment to the Senate and take all other actions necessary, which may include the following:(1) Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary assistants and incurring such other expenses as may be necessary, to be paid from amounts available to the Committee on the Judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
(2) Sending for persons and papers, and filing with the Secretary of the Senate, on the part of the House of Representatives, any pleadings, in conjunction with or subsequent to, the exhibition of the articles of impeachment that the managers consider necessary.
That sort of resolution hasn't yet been taken with regard to Trump. One other point, H.Res.614 passed on December 19, 1998. The actions resolved were not performed until the following January.