IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 917 

Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for 

the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to 

impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2023 

Mr. ARMSTRONG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the 

Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of 

the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the 

House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional 

power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United 

States of America, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That the chairs of each of the Committees 

2 on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and 

3 the Judiciary are authorized, with the approval of the 

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1 tervene in certain judicial proceedings before a Federal 

2 court for the purpose of advancing the ongoing investiga3 tions into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House 

4 of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to 

5 impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of 

6 America, including as set forth in the memorandum issued 

7 by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Ac8 countability, Ways and Means, and Judiciary of the House 

9 of Representatives, entitled ‘‘Impeachment Inquiry’’, 

10 dated September 27, 2023, and that the Chair of each 

11 such Committee has had and continues to have the author12 ity to issue subpoenas to further this impeachment in13 quiry. 

14 SUBPOENA AUTHORITY

15 SEC. 2. 

16 The authority provided by clause 2(m) of Rule XI 

17 of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the Chairs 

18 of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways 

19 and Means, and Judiciary included, from the beginning 

20 of the existing House of Representatives impeachment in21 quiry described in the first section of this resolution, and 

22 continues to include, so long as the impeachment inquiry 

23 is ongoing, the authority to issue subpoenas on behalf of 

24 such Committees for the purpose of furthering the im25 peachment inquiry. 


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1 RATIFYING AND AFFIRMING SUBPOENAS

2 SEC. 3. 

3 The House of Representatives ratifies and affirms 

4 any subpoenas previously issued, pursuant to the authority 

5 established by the Constitution of the United States and 

6 clause 2(m) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep7 resentatives, by the Chairs of the Committees on Over8 sight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judici9 ary as part of the impeachment inquiry described in the 

10 first section of this resolution. 

11 INITIATION AND INTERVENTION IN JUDICIAL

12 PROCEEDINGS

13 SEC. 4. 

14 (a) The chairs of each of the Committees on Over15 sight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judi16 ciary are authorized, on behalf of such Committees, and 

17 with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Rep18 resentatives, to initiate or intervene in any judicial pro19 ceeding before a Federal court— 

20 (1) to seek declaratory judgments and any and 

21 all ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirm22 ing the duty of any recipient of a subpoena author23 ized, described, ratified or affirmed by the second or 

24 third section of this resolution to comply with that 

25 subpoena, including the subpoenas issued to— 


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1 (A) Jack Morgan, U.S. Department of 

2 Justice; and 

3 (B) Mark F. Daly, Senior Litigation Coun4 sel, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice; 

5 and 

6 (2) to petition for disclosure of— 

7 (A) information relevant to the impeach8 ment inquiry, pursuant to Federal Rule of 

9 Criminal Procedure 6(e), including Rule 

10 6(e)(3)(E) (providing that the court may au11 thorize disclosure of a grand-jury matter ‘‘pre12 liminarily to a * * * judicial proceeding’’); and 

13 (B) materials relevant to the impeachment 

14 inquiry currently held by the National Archives 

15 and Records Administration, including those to 

16 which access may be provided pursuant to sec17 tion 2205 of title 44, United States Code. 

18 (b) The chair of each of the Committees on Oversight 

19 and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary 

20 exercising authority described in subsection (a) shall no21 tify the House of Representatives, with respect to the com22 mencement of any judicial proceeding thereunder. 

23 (c) The Office of General Counsel of the House of 

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1 countability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary in any 

2 judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to 

3 the authority described in the subsection (a). 

4 (d) The Office of General Counsel of the House of 

5 Representatives is authorized to retain private counsel, ei6 ther for pay or pro bono, to assist in the representation 

7 of any of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 

8 Ways and Means, and the Judiciary in any judicial pro9 ceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the author10 ity described in subsection (a). 

11 (e) In connection with any judicial proceeding 

12 brought under subsection (a), the chair of each of the 

13 Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and 

14 Means, and Judiciary exercising authority thereunder has 

15 any and all necessary authority under Article I of the Con16 stitution. 

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