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. 

1 Resolved, That Joseph Robinette Biden, President of 

2 the United States, is impeached for high crimes and mis3 demeanors and that the following Articles of Impeachment 

4 be exhibited to the United States Senate: 

5 Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of 

6 Representatives of the United States of America in the 

7 name of itself and of the people of the United States of 

8 America, against Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the 

9 United States of America, in maintenance and support of 


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1 its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis2 demeanors. 

3 ARTICLE I

4 The Constitution provides that the House of Rep5 resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 

6 and that the President ‘‘shall be removed from Office on 

7 Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or 

8 other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’. 

9 In his conduct as President of the United States, in 

10 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the 

11 office of the President of the United States, and, to the 

12 best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend, the Con13 stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con14 stitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully 

15 executed, Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the 

16 Office of the President by endangering the security of the 

17 United States and thwarting the will of Congress as set 

18 forth in duly enacted law, in that: 

19 President Biden has allowed aliens to enter the 

20 United States in violation of the immigration laws, admit21 ted aliens who have tested positive for COVID–19 during 

22 the pandemic into the United States, thwarted the will of 

23 Congress as set forth in duly enacted law by not com24 pleting the southern border wall, and deprived border 

25 agents of the sufficient manpower and resources needed 

26 to secure the border and its physical infrastructure. 


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1 His conduct has included the following: 

2 (1) President Biden’s Department of Homeland 

3 Security (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘DHS’’) has 

4 willfully refused to maintain operational control of 

5 the border as required by the Secure Fence Act of 

6 2006. His actions have directly led to an increase in 

7 illegal aliens and illegal narcotics, including deadly 

8 fentanyl, entering the United States. 

9 (2) President Biden’s administration has will10 fully violated the Immigration and Nationality Act 

11 by releasing illegal aliens into the interior of the 

12 United States. The Act clearly requires DHS to de13 tain aliens seeking admission to the United States 

14 while they are processed. By law, DHS does not 

15 have the option to simply release aliens into the inte16 rior of the United States. 

17 (3) President Biden has reinstituted the catch 

18 and release policies of the Obama administration 

19 and has released aliens into the interior of the 

20 United States without issuing the aliens notices to 

21 appear. 

22 (4) Under President Biden’s administration, 

23 the Department of Homeland Security terminated 

24 the Migrant Protection Protocols, which provided a 

25 pathway to process claims in compliance with the 


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1 law, and served as a deterrent to illegal immigration 

2 and aliens making fraudulent asylum claims. 

3 (5) As a result of President Biden’s policies, 

4 Customs and Border Patrol (hereinafter referred to 

5 as ‘‘CBP’’) encounters have increased each month 

6 since he became President. Since January 2021, 

7 over 6,000,000 border crossers have been encoun8 tered by CBP personnel or evaded capture. 

9 (6) In addition to illegal aliens, President 

10 Biden’s policies have led to a significant increase in 

11 illegal drug smuggling across the southern border. 

12 Fentanyl now kills over 300 Americans every day. 

13 President Biden, by these actions, has made the bor14 der less secure and encouraged aliens to enter the United 

15 States illegally instead of taking actions to maintain oper16 ational control of the border. His actions have thwarted 

17 the will of Congress as set forth in duly enacted law and 

18 the core tenets of the Constitution. 

19 Article II of the U.S. Constitution tasks the executive 

20 branch—which today includes the DHS—with ensuring 

21 the laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the 

22 President are faithfully executed. Under President Biden’s 

23 administration, the DHS has willfully violated the Immi24 gration and Nationality Act. His actions have endangered 


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1 Americans, thwarted the will of Congress as set forth in 

2 duly enacted law, and violated the very rule of law. 

3 Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 

4 demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se5 curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 

6 and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the 

7 rule of law. President Biden thus warrants impeachment 

8 and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold 

9 and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 

10 United States. 

11 ARTICLE II

12 The Constitution provides that the House of Rep13 resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 

14 and that the President ‘‘shall be removed from Office on 

15 Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or 

16 other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’. 

17 In his conduct as President of the United States, in 

18 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the 

19 office of the President of the United States, and, to the 

20 best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend, the Con21 stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con22 stitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully 

23 executed, Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the 

24 Office of the President by endangering the security of the 

25 United States, in that: 


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1 He enacted border policies that endangered the peo2 ple of the United States by allowing illegal aliens who had 

3 tested positive for COVID–19 to enter the country and 

4 infect American citizens. 

5 On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control 

6 and Prevention (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘CDC’’) issued 

7 an order, pursuant to sections 362 and 365 of the Public 

8 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268) (hereinafter 

9 referred to as ‘‘Title 42’’), suspending the right to intro10 duce certain persons into the United States from countries 

11 where a quarantinable communicable disease exists. This 

12 order has been extended multiple times since it was first 

13 issued. According to the CDC, this order is necessary ‘‘to 

14 protect the public health from an increase in the serious 

15 danger of the introduction of Coronavirus Disease 2019 

16 (COVID–19) into the ports of entry, and the Border Pa17 trol stations between ports of entry, at or near the United 

18 States borders with Canada and Mexico.’’. 

19 The law requires Border Patrol agents and other 

20 CBP officers to enforce the order. Despite this require21 ment, President Biden’s administration has refused to 

22 faithfully implement this order as evidenced by the in23 creasing number of aliens processed by CBP under the 

24 Immigration and Nationality Act instead of expelled pur25 suant Title 42. 


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1 If DHS was unable to expel aliens pursuant to Title 

2 42, it should not have released aliens into the interior of 

3 the United States where they could spread COVID–19. 

4 However, instead of detaining aliens as required by law, 

5 under President Biden’s leadership DHS released and 

6 transported hundreds of thousands of aliens into the inte7 rior of the United States without properly screening the 

8 aliens for COVID–19 to ensure that the aliens would not 

9 spread COVID–19. These actions subjected the American 

10 people to unnecessary and avoidable risks. 

11 President Biden clearly violated his duties as Presi12 dent in failing to enforce our Nation’s immigration laws. 

13 He has violated his constitutional oath of office by failing 

14 to enforce laws enacted by Congress and by usurping Con15 gress’ spending authority. President Biden’s abuse of 

16 power has endangered America and the very laws that gov17 ern her. 

18 Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 

19 demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se20 curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 

21 and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the 

22 rule of law. President Biden thus warrants impeachment 

23 and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold 

24 and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 

25 United States. 


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1 ARTICLE III

2 The Constitution provides that the House of Rep3 resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 

4 and that the President ‘‘shall be removed from Office on 

5 Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or 

6 other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’. 

7 In his conduct as President of the United States, in 

8 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the 

9 office of the President of the United States, and, to the 

10 best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend, the Con11 stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con12 stitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully 

13 executed, Joseph Robinette Biden abused the power of the 

14 Office of the President by endangering the security of the 

15 United States, in that: 

16 President Biden has gravely endangered the security 

17 of the United States, the health and safety of the Amer18 ican people, and its institutions of government. 

19 President Biden has created a national security crisis 

20 and is endangering the lives of everyday Americans with 

21 his open borders policies. 

22 Further, given that there are only 19,000 Customs 

23 and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to watch the entire coun24 try, the executive repeal of the ‘‘Remain in Mexico’’ policy, 

25 failing to complete the southern border wall, repair gates 


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1 stuck open or shut, and canceling contracts with critical 

2 technology companies providing critical video surveillance, 

3 and paying over $2,000,000,000 in Americans tax dollars 

4 to not build and maintain the wall, President Biden is 

5 breaking his sworn oath as President of the United States 

6 to protect and defend the United States against all en7 emies. 

8 In each of these actions, President Biden has failed 

9 to enact policies and has created an environment of law10 lessness to the manifest injury of the people of the United 

11 States. 

12 Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 

13 demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se14 curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 

15 and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the 

16 rule of law. President Biden thus warrants impeachment 

17 and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold 

18 and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 

19 United States. 

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