To establish standards defining impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, section 4 as applied to the President of the United States.
Latest action · May 15, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 13, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Declares that the following presidential actions shall constitute impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors," which will cause the House of Representatives to vote articles of impeachment to send to the Senate for trial:
- initiating war without express congressional authorization;
- killing American citizens in the United States or abroad who are not engaged in active hostilities against the United States without due process (unless the killing was necessary to prevent imminent serious physical danger to third parties);
- failing to superintend subordinates guilty of chronic constitutional abuses;
- spending appropriated funds in violation of conditions imposed for expenditure;
- intentionally lying to Congress to obtain an authorization for war;
- failing to take care that the laws be faithfully executed through signing statements or systematic policies of nonenforcement;
- substituting executive agreements for treaties;
- intentionally lying under oath to a federal judge or grand jury;
- misusing federal agencies to advance a partisan political agenda;
- refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents or testimony issued for a legitimate legislative purpose; and
- issuing executive orders or presidential memoranda that infringe upon or circumvent the constitutional powers of Congress.
Makes this Act effective upon passage by the House of Representatives.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 27, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 27, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Justin Amash | Apr 27, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 27, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Apr 13, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Appropriations
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Due process and equal protection
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- International law and treaties
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2015Introduced in House
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