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 Ju-
diciary are authorized, with the approval of the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, to initiate or intervene in cer-
tain judicial proceedings before a Federal court for the pur-
pose 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 Com-
mittees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, 
and Judiciary of the House of Representatives, entitled ‘‘Im-
peachment 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 ex-
isting House of Representatives impeachment inquiry de-
scribed 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 Commit-
tees 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 estab-
lished by the Constitution of the United States and clause 
2(m) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives, by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Ac-
countability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the 
impeachment inquiry described in the first section of this res-
olution. 
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 ap-
proval 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, de-
scribed, ratified or affirmed by the second or third sec-
tion of this resolution to comply with that subpoena, in-
cluding 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 Pro-
cedure 6(e), including Rule 6(e)(3)(E) (providing 
that the court may authorize disclosure of a grand- 
jury matter ‘‘preliminarily to a * * * judicial pro-
ceeding’’); and 
(B) materials relevant to the impeachment in-
quiry 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 exer-
cising 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 Rep-
resentatives shall, with the authorization of the Speaker, rep-
resent any of the Committees on Oversight and Account-
ability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary in any judicial 
proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the author-
ity described in the subsection (a). 
(d) The Office of General Counsel of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 sub-
section (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.