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. 
Resolved, That Joseph Robinette Biden, President of 
the United States, is impeached for high crimes and mis-
demeanors 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 
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its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis-
demeanors. 
ARTICLE I 
The Constitution provides that the House of Rep-
resentatives ‘‘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, and defend, the Con-
stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con-
stitutional 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 and thwarting the will of Congress as set 
forth in duly enacted law, in that: 
President Biden has allowed aliens to enter the 
United States in violation of the immigration laws, admit-
ted aliens who have tested positive for COVID–19 during 
the pandemic into the United States, thwarted the will of 
Congress as set forth in duly enacted law by not com-
pleting the southern border wall, and deprived border 
agents of the sufficient manpower and resources needed 
to secure the border and its physical infrastructure. 
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His conduct has included the following: 
(1) President Biden’s Department of Homeland 
Security (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘DHS’’) 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 has will-
fully violated the Immigration and Nationality Act 
by releasing illegal aliens into the interior of the 
United States. The Act clearly requires DHS to de-
tain 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 inte-
rior of the United States. 
(3) President Biden has 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 
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law, and served as a deterrent to illegal immigration 
and aliens making fraudulent asylum claims. 
(5) As a result of President Biden’s policies, 
Customs and Border Patrol (hereinafter referred to 
as ‘‘CBP’’) encounters have increased each month 
since he became President. Since January 2021, 
over 6,000,000 border crossers have been encoun-
tered by CBP personnel or evaded capture. 
(6) In addition to illegal aliens, President 
Biden’s policies have led to a significant increase in 
illegal drug smuggling across the southern border. 
Fentanyl now kills over 300 Americans every day. 
President Biden, by these actions, has made the bor-
der less secure and encouraged aliens to enter the United 
States illegally instead of taking actions to maintain oper-
ational control of the border. His actions have thwarted 
the will of Congress as set forth in duly enacted law and 
the core tenets of the Constitution. 
Article II of the U.S. Constitution tasks the executive 
branch—which today includes the DHS—with ensuring 
the laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the 
President are faithfully executed. Under President Biden’s 
administration, the DHS has willfully violated the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act. His actions have endangered 
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Americans, thwarted the will of Congress as set forth in 
duly enacted law, and violated the very rule of law. 
Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 
demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se-
curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 
and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with 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. 
ARTICLE II 
The Constitution provides that the House of Rep-
resentatives ‘‘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, and defend, the Con-
stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con-
stitutional 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, in that: 
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He enacted border policies that endangered the peo-
ple 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 (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘CDC’’) issued 
an order, pursuant to sections 362 and 365 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268) (hereinafter 
referred to as ‘‘Title 42’’), suspending the right to intro-
duce 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. 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 ports of entry, and the Border Pa-
trol stations between ports of entry, 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 require-
ment, President Biden’s administration has refused to 
faithfully implement this order as evidenced by the in-
creasing number of aliens processed by CBP under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act instead of expelled pur-
suant Title 42. 
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If DHS was unable to expel aliens pursuant to Title 
42, it should not have released aliens into the interior of 
the United States where they could spread COVID–19. 
However, instead of detaining aliens as required by law, 
under President Biden’s leadership DHS released and 
transported hundreds of thousands of aliens into the inte-
rior of the United States without properly screening the 
aliens for COVID–19 to ensure that the aliens would not 
spread COVID–19. These actions subjected the American 
people to unnecessary and avoidable risks. 
President Biden clearly violated his duties as Presi-
dent 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 Con-
gress’ spending authority. President Biden’s abuse of 
power has endangered America and the very laws that gov-
ern her. 
Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has 
demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national se-
curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 
and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with 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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ARTICLE III 
The Constitution provides that the House of Rep-
resentatives ‘‘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, and defend, the Con-
stitution of the United States, and in violation of his con-
stitutional 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, in that: 
President Biden has gravely endangered the security 
of the United States, the health and safety of the Amer-
ican 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. 
Further, given that there are only 19,000 Customs 
and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to watch the entire coun-
try, the executive repeal of the ‘‘Remain in Mexico’’ policy, 
failing to complete the southern border wall, repair gates 
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stuck open or shut, and canceling contracts with critical 
technology companies providing critical video surveillance, 
and paying over $2,000,000,000 in Americans tax dollars 
to not build and maintain the wall, President Biden is 
breaking his sworn oath as President of the United States 
to protect and defend the United States against all en-
emies. 
In each of these actions, President Biden has failed 
to enact policies and has created an environment of law-
lessness 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 se-
curity and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, 
and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with 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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