H. Res. 918 - Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

    Text of H. Res. 918 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

    Impeachment Inquiry Procedures in the Committee on the Judiciary Pursuant to H. Res. 918 PDF

    (as prepared for submission in the Congressional Record)

    H. Res. 917 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 176

Amendment (no. 1) offered by Mr. McGovern. Defeated: 4–9

Adds a preamble describing President Joe Biden’s career of honorable public service and former President Trump’s multiple impeachments and 91 pending felony charges. 

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 177

Amendment (no. 2) offered by Ms. Leger Fernández. Defeated: 4–9

Adds a preamble stating that the months-long Republican-led investigation into President Joe Biden has yielded no evidence of wrongdoing by the President. 

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 178

Amendment (no. 3) offered by Ms. Scanlon. Defeated: 4-9

Adds a preamble describing the tens of thousands of pages of records provided by the Administration and dozens of hours of testimony heard as part of the investigation.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 179

Amendment (no. 4) offered by Mr. Neguse. Defeated: 4–9

Adds “Open and Transparent” to investigative proceedings by the committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 180

Amendment (no. 5) offered by Ms. Leger Fernández. Defeated: 4–9

Requires the committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary to each hold at least one open hearing as part of the investigation. 

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 181

Amendment (no. 6) offered by Ms. Scanlon. Defeated: 4–6

Provides that a chair or ranking member cannot issue a subpoena in furtherance of the impeachment inquiry if they did not comply with a House, committee, or select committee subpoena.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
No Vote
Mrs. Fischbach
No Vote
Mr. Massie
No Vote
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 182

Amendment (no. 7) offered by Mr. McGovern. Defeated: 4–7

Strikes the provision deeming H.Res. 917 as adopted.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
No Vote
Mr. Massie
No Vote
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 183

Amendment (no. 8) offered by Mr. McGovern. Defeated: 4-8

Amends H.Res. 917 to exclude access to grand jury material related to a pending criminal prosecution, a prosecution arising from the January 6 attack on the Capitol, or a case in which former President Trump is a defendant.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
No Vote
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 184

Amendment (no. 9) offered by Mr. Neguse. Defeated: 4–9

Adds a preamble stating that by December 11 in the first session of the 117th and 116th Congresses, 71 and 78 bills had been enacted, respectively, versus 22 in the 118th Congress; and stating that the House spent 26 days electing two Speakers in 2023.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 185

Motion to order H. Res. 918 reported favorably to the House. Agreed to: 9–4

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay