Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 420 Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2023 Ms. GREENE of Georgia (for herself and Mr. GAETZ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved, That Joseph Robinette Biden, President of 1 the United States, is impeached for high crimes and mis- 2 demeanors and that the following Articles of Impeachment 3 be exhibited to the United States Senate: 4 Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of 5 Representatives of the United States of America in the 6 name of itself and of the people of the United States of 7 America, against Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the 8 United States of America, in maintenance and support of 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 420 IH its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis- 1 demeanors. 2 ARTICLE I 3 The Constitution provides that the House of Rep- 4 resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 5 and that the President ‘‘shall be removed from Office on 6 Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or 7 other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’. 8 In his conduct as President of the United States, in 9 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the 10 office of the President of the United States, and, to the 11 best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend, the Con- 12 stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con- 13 stitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully 14 executed, Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the 15 Office of the President by endangering the security of the 16 United States and thwarting the will of Congress as set 17 forth in duly enacted law, in that: 18 President Biden has allowed aliens to enter the 19 United States in violation of the immigration laws, admit- 20 ted aliens who have tested positive for COVID–19 during 21 the pandemic into the United States, thwarted the will of 22 Congress as set forth in duly enacted law by not com- 23 pleting the southern border wall, and deprived border 24 agents of the sufficient manpower and resources needed 25 to secure the border and its physical infrastructure. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HRES 420 IH His conduct has included the following: 1 (1) President Biden’s Department of Homeland 2 Security (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘DHS’’) has 3 willfully refused to maintain operational control of 4 the border as required by the Secure Fence Act of 5 2006. His actions have directly led to an increase in 6 illegal aliens and illegal narcotics, including deadly 7 fentanyl, entering the United States. 8 (2) President Biden’s administration has will- 9 fully violated the Immigration and Nationality Act 10 by releasing illegal aliens into the interior of the 11 United States. The Act clearly requires DHS to de- 12 tain aliens seeking admission to the United States 13 while they are processed. By law, DHS does not 14 have the option to simply release aliens into the inte- 15 rior of the United States. 16 (3) President Biden has reinstituted the catch 17 and release policies of the Obama administration 18 and has released aliens into the interior of the 19 United States without issuing the aliens notices to 20 appear. 21 (4) Under President Biden’s administration, 22 the Department of Homeland Security terminated 23 the Migrant Protection Protocols, which provided a 24 pathway to process claims in compliance with the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HRES 420 IH law, and served as a deterrent to illegal immigration 1 and aliens making fraudulent asylum claims. 2 (5) As a result of President Biden’s policies, 3 Customs and Border Patrol (hereinafter referred to 4 as ‘‘CBP’’) encounters have increased each month 5 since he became President. Since January 2021, 6 over 6,000,000 border crossers have been encoun- 7 tered by CBP personnel or evaded capture. 8 (6) In addition to illegal aliens, President 9 Biden’s policies have led to a significant increase in 10 illegal drug smuggling across the southern border. 11 Fentanyl now kills over 300 Americans every day. 12 President Biden, by these actions, has made the bor- 13 der less secure and encouraged aliens to enter the United 14 States illegally instead of taking actions to maintain oper- 15 ational control of the border. His actions have thwarted 16 the will of Congress as set forth in duly enacted law and 17 the core tenets of the Constitution. 18 Article II of the U.S. Constitution tasks the executive 19 branch—which today includes the DHS—with ensuring 20 the laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the 21 President are faithfully executed. Under President Biden’s 22 administration, the DHS has willfully violated the Immi- 23 gration and Nationality Act. His actions have endangered 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HRES 420 IH Americans, thwarted the will of Congress as set forth in 1 duly enacted law, and violated the very rule of law. 2 Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 3 demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se- 4 curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 5 and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the 6 rule of law. President Biden thus warrants impeachment 7 and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold 8 and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 9 United States. 10 ARTICLE II 11 The Constitution provides that the House of Rep- 12 resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 13 and that the President ‘‘shall be removed from Office on 14 Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or 15 other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’. 16 In his conduct as President of the United States, in 17 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the 18 office of the President of the United States, and, to the 19 best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend, the Con- 20 stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con- 21 stitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully 22 executed, Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the 23 Office of the President by endangering the security of the 24 United States, in that: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HRES 420 IH He enacted border policies that endangered the peo- 1 ple of the United States by allowing illegal aliens who had 2 tested positive for COVID–19 to enter the country and 3 infect American citizens. 4 On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control 5 and Prevention (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘CDC’’) issued 6 an order, pursuant to sections 362 and 365 of the Public 7 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268) (hereinafter 8 referred to as ‘‘Title 42’’), suspending the right to intro- 9 duce certain persons into the United States from countries 10 where a quarantinable communicable disease exists. This 11 order has been extended multiple times since it was first 12 issued. According to the CDC, this order is necessary ‘‘to 13 protect the public health from an increase in the serious 14 danger of the introduction of Coronavirus Disease 2019 15 (COVID–19) into the ports of entry, and the Border Pa- 16 trol stations between ports of entry, at or near the United 17 States borders with Canada and Mexico.’’. 18 The law requires Border Patrol agents and other 19 CBP officers to enforce the order. Despite this require- 20 ment, President Biden’s administration has refused to 21 faithfully implement this order as evidenced by the in- 22 creasing number of aliens processed by CBP under the 23 Immigration and Nationality Act instead of expelled pur- 24 suant Title 42. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HRES 420 IH If DHS was unable to expel aliens pursuant to Title 1 42, it should not have released aliens into the interior of 2 the United States where they could spread COVID–19. 3 However, instead of detaining aliens as required by law, 4 under President Biden’s leadership DHS released and 5 transported hundreds of thousands of aliens into the inte- 6 rior of the United States without properly screening the 7 aliens for COVID–19 to ensure that the aliens would not 8 spread COVID–19. These actions subjected the American 9 people to unnecessary and avoidable risks. 10 President Biden clearly violated his duties as Presi- 11 dent in failing to enforce our Nation’s immigration laws. 12 He has violated his constitutional oath of office by failing 13 to enforce laws enacted by Congress and by usurping Con- 14 gress’ spending authority. President Biden’s abuse of 15 power has endangered America and the very laws that gov- 16 ern her. 17 Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 18 demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se- 19 curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 20 and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the 21 rule of law. President Biden thus warrants impeachment 22 and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold 23 and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 24 United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HRES 420 IH ARTICLE III 1 The Constitution provides that the House of Rep- 2 resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 3 and that the President ‘‘shall be removed from Office on 4 Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or 5 other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’. 6 In his conduct as President of the United States, in 7 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the 8 office of the President of the United States, and, to the 9 best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend, the Con- 10 stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con- 11 stitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully 12 executed, Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the 13 Office of the President by endangering the security of the 14 United States, in that: 15 President Biden has gravely endangered the security 16 of the United States, the health and safety of the Amer- 17 ican people, and its institutions of government. 18 President Biden has created a national security crisis 19 and is endangering the lives of everyday Americans with 20 his open borders policies. 21 Further, given that there are only 19,000 Customs 22 and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to watch the entire coun- 23 try, the executive repeal of the ‘‘Remain in Mexico’’ policy, 24 failing to complete the southern border wall, repair gates 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HRES 420 IH stuck open or shut, and canceling contracts with critical 1 technology companies providing critical video surveillance, 2 and paying over $2,000,000,000 in Americans tax dollars 3 to not build and maintain the wall, President Biden is 4 breaking his sworn oath as President of the United States 5 to protect and defend the United States against all en- 6 emies. 7 In each of these actions, President Biden has failed 8 to enact policies and has created an environment of law- 9 lessness to the manifest injury of the people of the United 10 States. 11 Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 12 demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se- 13 curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 14 and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the 15 rule of law. President Biden thus warrants impeachment 16 and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold 17 and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 18 United States. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR420.IH HR420 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB