HRES 608 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Impeaching Antony John Blinken, Secretary of State, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 27, 2021 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 27, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution impeaches Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken for high crimes and misdemeanors related to his role in the withdrawal of U.S. forces and diplomatic assets from Afghanistan.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 27, 2021 to Sep 17, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalAug 27, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreAug 31, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinAug 31, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsAug 31, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertAug 31, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithAug 31, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceAug 31, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertAug 31, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneAug 31, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerAug 31, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.Aug 31, 2021
R-PAScott PerrySep 7, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordSep 14, 2021
R-FLBill PoseySep 17, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 27, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Aug 27, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 27, 2021Introduced in House

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