[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 597 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 597
Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for
endangering the security of the United States and countering the will
of Congress and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 23, 2021
Mrs. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr.
Gosar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for
endangering the security of the United States and countering the will
of Congress and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Resolved, That Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the United
States, is impeached for endangering the security of the United States
and countering the will of Congress and other high crimes and
misdemeanors, and that the following Articles of Impeachment be
exhibited to the United States Senate:
Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives
of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people
of the United States of America, against Joseph Robinette Biden,
President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support
of its impeachment against him for endangering the security of the
United States and countering the will of Congress and other high crimes
and misdemeanors.
The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that the President ``shall be
removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.''.
In his conduct as President of the United States, in violation of
his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the
President of the United States, and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, defend, the Constitution of the United States, and
in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be
faithfully executed--Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the
Office of the President by endangering the security of the United
States.
He has allowed illegal aliens to enter the United States in
violation of immigration law, admitted aliens who have tested positive
for COVID-19 into the United States, countered the will of Congress by
not completing the southern border wall, deprived border agents of the
sufficient manpower and resources needed to secure the border and its
physical infrastructure, empowered foreign terrorists and their allies
by leaving thousands of dollars of military equipment and weapons
behind in the failed withdraw from Afghanistan, and committed numerous
other high crimes and misdemeanors.
article i
Among other examples, it has been materially demonstrated that:
(1) President Biden's Department of Homeland Security has
willfully refused to maintain operational control of the border
as required by the Secure Fence Act of 2006. His actions have
directly led to an increase in illegal aliens and illegal
narcotics, including deadly fentanyl, entering the United
States.
(2) President Biden's administration willfully violated the
Immigration and Nationality Act by releasing illegal aliens
into the interior of the United States. The Act clearly
requires DHS to detain aliens seeking admission to the United
States while they are processed. By law, DHS does not have the
option to simply release aliens into the interior of the United
States.
(3) President Biden reinstituted the catch and release
policies of the Obama administration and has released aliens
into the interior of the United States without issuing the
aliens notices to appear.
(4) Under President Biden's administration, the Department
of Homeland Security terminated the Migrant Protection
Protocols, which provided a pathway to process claims in
compliance with the law, and served as a deterrent to illegal
immigration and aliens making fraudulent asylum claims.
(5) As a result of President Biden's policies, CBP
encounters have increased each month since he became President.
Since February 2021, more than 1 million aliens have been
encountered by CBP personnel at the southwest land border.
(6) In addition to illegal aliens, President Biden's
policies have led to a significant increase in illegal drug
smuggling across the southern border.
President Biden's actions have made the border less secure and
encouraged aliens to enter the United States illegally instead of
taking actions to maintain operational control of the border. His
actions have subverted the will of Congress and the core tenets of the
Constitution.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution tasks the executive branch--
which today includes the Department of Homeland Security--with ensuring
the laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the President are
faithfully executed. Under President Biden's administration, the
Department of Homeland Security has willfully violated the Immigration
and Nationality Act. His actions have endangered Americans, subverted
the will of Congress, and violated the very rule of law.
article ii
Joseph Biden, in his conduct as President of the United States,
enacted border policies that endangered the people of the United States
by allowing illegal aliens who had tested positive for COVID-19 to
enter the country and infect American citizens.
On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) issued an order, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 265 and 268,
suspending the right to introduce certain persons into the United
States from countries where a quarantinable communicable disease
exists. This order has been extended multiple times since it was first
issued, most recently on August 2, 2021. According to the CDC, this
order is necessary ``to protect the public health from an increase in
the serious danger of the introduction of Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) into the POEs, and the Border Patrol stations between POEs,
at or near the United States borders with Canada and Mexico.''.
The law requires Border Patrol agents and other CBP officers to
enforce the order. Despite this requirement, President Biden's
administration has refused to faithfully implement this order as
evidenced by the increasing number of aliens processed by CBP under
Title 8 instead of expelled pursuant Title 42. According to CBP data
from February 2021, approximately 26 percent of aliens encountered by
the Border Patrol were processed pursuant to Title 8 instead of Title
42, and in June 2021, nearly 42 percent of aliens encountered by Border
Patrol were processed pursuant to Title 8.
If DHS is unable to expel aliens pursuant to Title 42, it should
not release aliens into the interior of the United States where they
can spread COVID-19. However, instead of detaining aliens as required
by law, under President Biden's leadership DHS has released and
transported hundreds of thousands of aliens into the interior of the
United States without properly screening the aliens for COVID-19 to
ensure that the aliens would not spread COVID-19. These actions have
subjected the American people to unnecessary and avoidable risks.
President Biden clearly violated his duties as President in failing
to enforce our Nation's immigration laws. He has violated his
constitutional oath of office by failing to enforce laws enacted by
Congress and by usurping Congress' spending authority. Biden's
dereliction of duty has endangered America and the very laws that
govern her.
article iii
President Biden has gravely endangered the security of the United
States, the health and safety of the American people, and its
institutions of government.
President Biden has created a national security crisis and is
endangering the lives of everyday Americans with his open borders
policies.
Moreover, by carelessly withdrawing the American military from
Afghanistan and leaving billions of dollars of military assets in the
hands of terrorists to be used against us, causing an unknown amount of
death and suffering, leaving thousands of Americans stranded in
Afghanistan risking their lives under radical Islamic Taliban rule,
rapidly bringing in Afghan refugees before vetting them to the interior
of the United States, President Biden has empowered the Taliban, ISIS,
Al Qaeda, and the Muslim Brotherhood, among others, to threaten
America, American citizens, and her security interests.
Further, given that there are only 19,000 Customs and Border Patrol
(CBP) agents to watch the entire country, the executive repeal of the
``Remain in Mexico'' policy, failing to complete the Southern border
wall, repair gates stuck open or shut, and canceling contracts with
critical technology companies providing critical video surveillance,
and paying over $2 billion in American's tax dollars to not build and
maintain the wall, Biden is breaking his sworn oath as President of the
United States to protect and defend the United States against all
enemies.
In each of these actions, Joseph R. Biden failed to enact policies
and created an environment of lawlessness to the manifest injury of the
people of the United States.
Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has demonstrated that
he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if
allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly
incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Biden
thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and
disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or
profit under the United States.
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