H. Res. 917 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 13, 2023. 

Resolved, That the chairs of each of the Committees on 

Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary are authorized, with the approval of the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives, to initiate or intervene in certain judicial proceedings before a Federal court for the purpose of advancing the ongoing investigations 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, including as set 

forth in the memorandum issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, 

and Judiciary of the House of Representatives, entitled ‘‘Impeachment Inquiry’’, dated September 27, 2023, and that the 

Chair of each such Committee has had and continues to have 

the authority to issue subpoenas to further this impeachment 

inquiry. 

SUBPOENA AUTHORITY

SEC. 2. 
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The authority provided by clause 2(m) of Rule XI of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives to the Chairs of the 

Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and 

Means, and Judiciary included, from the beginning of the existing House of Representatives impeachment inquiry described in the first section of this resolution, and continues 

to include, so long as the impeachment inquiry is ongoing, 

the authority to issue subpoenas on behalf of such Committees for the purpose of furthering the impeachment inquiry. 

RATIFYING AND AFFIRMING SUBPOENAS

SEC. 3. 

The House of Representatives ratifies and affirms any 

subpoenas previously issued, pursuant to the authority established by the Constitution of the United States and clause 

2(m) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the 

impeachment inquiry described in the first section of this resolution. 

INITIATION AND INTERVENTION IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

SEC. 4. 

(a) The chairs of each of the Committees on Oversight 

and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary are 

authorized, on behalf of such Committees, and with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to ini-
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tiate or intervene in any judicial proceeding before a Federal 

court— 

(1) to seek declaratory judgments and any and all 

ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirming the 

duty of any recipient of a subpoena authorized, described, ratified or affirmed by the second or third section of this resolution to comply with that subpoena, including the subpoenas issued to— 

(A) Jack Morgan, U.S. Department of Justice; 

and 

(B) Mark F. Daly, Senior Litigation Counsel, 

Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice; and 

(2) to petition for disclosure of— 

(A) information relevant to the impeachment 

inquiry, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e), including Rule 6(e)(3)(E) (providing 

that the court may authorize disclosure of a grandjury matter ‘‘preliminarily to a * * * judicial proceeding’’); and 

(B) materials relevant to the impeachment inquiry currently held by the National Archives and 

Records Administration, including those to which 

access may be provided pursuant to section 2205 of 

title 44, United States Code. 
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(b) The chair of each of the Committees on Oversight 

and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary exercising authority described in subsection (a) shall notify the 

House of Representatives, with respect to the commencement 

of any judicial proceeding thereunder. 

(c) The Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall, with the authorization of the Speaker, represent any of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary in any judicial 

proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the authority described in the subsection (a). 

(d) The Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives is authorized to retain private counsel, either for 

pay or pro bono, to assist in the representation of any of the 

Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and 

Means, and the Judiciary in any judicial proceeding initiated 

or intervened in pursuant to the authority described in subsection (a). 

(e) In connection with any judicial proceeding brought 

under subsection (a), the chair of each of the Committees on 

Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and Judici-
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ary exercising authority thereunder has any and all necessary 

authority under Article I of the Constitution. 

Attest: 

Clerk.