HRES 494 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Impeaching John Andrew Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Introduced Oct 27, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Jason Chaffetz R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 27, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 27, 2015
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Impeaches John Andrew Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, for high crimes and misdemeanors and sets forth the articles of impeachment.

Cosponsors 85

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2015 to Sep 6, 2016, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-OHJim JordanOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-MIJustin AmashOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-NCMark WalkerOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-SCMick MulvaneyOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-FLRon DeSantisOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalOct 27, 2015
R-OKSteve RussellOriginalOct 27, 2015
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 27, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Oct 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 737Condemning and censuring John A. Koskinen, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.Related billJun 21, 2016
HRES 828Impeaching John Andrew Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, for high crimes and misdemeanors.Related billDec 6, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

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  1. Oct 27, 2015Introduced in House

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