HRES 1318 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Impeaching Merrick Brian Garland, Attorney General of the United States, for endangering, compromising, and undermining the justice system of the United States by facilitating the persecution of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s, political rival, Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 12, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedAug 12, 2022
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution impeaches Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 16, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsAug 16, 2022
R-MDAndy HarrisAug 16, 2022
R-LAClay HigginsAug 16, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerAug 16, 2022
R-AZPaul A. GosarAug 16, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 12, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Aug 12, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 12, 2022Introduced in House

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