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 imp
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.
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 10:00am H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
(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)
(as introduced)
Hearing Documents
(as reported)
H. Rept. 118-314PDF
Amendments Offered to H. Res. 918
- Amendment #1 offered by Mr. McGovern
- Amendment #2 offered by Ms. Leger Fernández
- Amendment #3 offered by Ms. Scanlon
- Amendment #4 offered by Mr. Neguse
- Amendment #5 offered by Ms. Leger Fernández
- Amendment #6 offered by Ms. Scanlon
- Amendment #7 offered by Mr. McGovern
- Amendment #8 offered by Mr. McGovern
- Amendment #9 offered by Mr. Neguse
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 185
Motion to order H. Res. 918 reported favorably to the House. Agreed to: 9–4