HRES 417 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Impeaching Regina McCarthy, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Introduced Sep 11, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 11, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 11, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Impeaches Regina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for high crimes and misdemeanors regarding testimony on the EPA's Clean Water Rule defining "waters of the United States." Sets forth the articles of impeachment.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2015 to Feb 26, 2016, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-MOJason SmithOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 11, 2015
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-PAScott PerryOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-IASteve KingOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalSep 11, 2015
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandSep 16, 2015
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamSep 18, 2015
R-TXBlake FarentholdSep 24, 2015
R-ALMike RogersOct 21, 2015
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Dec 15, 2015
R-MOSam GravesDec 15, 2015
R-FLJeff MillerFeb 26, 2016

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  1. Sep 11, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Sep 11, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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