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  • H. RES. 996 allows the U.S. House of Representatives to consider two key issues. First, it clears the way for the House to debate and vote on the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors. Second,...

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    This plan lets the U.S. House of Representatives talk about two things: whether the Secretary of Homeland Security has done something very wrong and if a new rule should stop certain ways of measuring health care from being used to decide payments.

  • H. RES. 863 is a resolution from the House of Representatives to impeach Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, for allegedly committing high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution accuses him of systematically refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and...

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    This document is about a proposal from some people in the U.S. House of Representatives to remove a person named Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas from his job because they believe he's not doing his work right, especially when it comes to handling people coming into the country. They say his actions are making it harder for places like New York City because they have to spend a lot of money to take care of challenges they think he caused.

  • H. RES. 1220 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives on May 10, 2024, aiming to impeach President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution claims that President Biden abused his powers by allegedly engaging in a 'quid pro...

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    In a simple way, the House of Representatives wants to remove President Biden from his job because they believe he did something wrong by trying to make a deal with another country in exchange for weapons, which they think is very bad. They also want to make sure he can't work in any important government job again.

  • This resolution, H. RES. 25, introduced in the House of Representatives, proposes to expunge the impeachment of President Donald John Trump that occurred on January 13, 2021. The resolution argues that the impeachment process did not follow proper procedures and that the evidence presented...

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    This bill wants to pretend that something bad that happened to Mr. Trump a few years ago never happened, saying it wasn't fair and didn't follow the rules. It's kind of like trying to erase a bad drawing, so it's like it was never drawn in the first place.

  • H. RES. 1368 proposes the impeachment of Kimberly A. Cheatle, the Director of the United States Secret Service, for allegedly committing high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution states that Director Cheatle failed to ensure the safety of former President Donald Trump...

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    H. RES. 1368 is about some people wanting to remove Kimberly A. Cheatle from her job leading the Secret Service because they say she didn't do a good job protecting a former President. They also think she focused too much on hiring people based on diversity instead of who was best for the job.

  • H. RES. 951 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives aiming to impeach Lloyd James Austin III, the Secretary of Defense, for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution claims that Secretary Austin failed to uphold his duties by allowing a Chinese...

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    In this resolution, some people in the government think the person in charge of protecting the country's defense, named Lloyd Austin, did not do his job well because he allowed a foreign spy balloon to fly over the country. They are asking for him to be removed and not be allowed to work in government again.

  • H. RES. 1379 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives to impeach Vice President Kamala Devi Harris for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution accuses her of failing to uphold federal immigration laws and compromising national security and public safety. Additionally,...

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    H. RES. 1379 is a plan by some people in the government to try to make Vice President Kamala Harris leave her job because they believe she did not do certain important things, like following immigration rules and checking on how President Biden is doing. They think she should not have any big government jobs in the future, but others say they don't have enough proof to do this.

  • H. RES. 863 proposes the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution outlines two main articles: (1) his willful and systemic refusal to comply with federal immigration laws,...

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    H. RES. 863 is about a group wanting to take away a leader's job because they believe he didn't follow the rules about who can come into the country, which they say caused big problems. They also say he wasn't honest and didn't let people check if he was doing his job right.

  • H. RES. 1353 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives to impeach Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors. It accuses Justice Thomas of accepting significant gifts without disclosure and failing to...

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    The bill is about some people in Congress wanting to remove a judge named Clarence Thomas from his job because they think he did bad things, like not telling the truth about gifts he received and not stepping away from certain important cases. They say this is not fair and could make people not trust judges anymore.

  • H. RES. 24 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives aiming to expunge the impeachment of President Donald John Trump that occurred on December 18, 2019. The resolution argues that President Trump was wrongfully accused of high crimes and misdemeanors, as claimed in House...

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    In this bill, some people want to pretend that President Trump was never officially in trouble back in 2019 when they said he did something wrong. They believe he didn't do anything bad enough to get in trouble like that, so they want to remove that part from the history books.

  • H. RES. 863 outlines the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution focuses on two main articles: his willful refusal to comply with immigration laws, which has allegedly resulted in increased...

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    The resolution is about the idea of firing a man named Alejandro Mayorkas, who is in charge of keeping the country's borders safe, because some people think he's not doing his job right and isn't being honest. They believe this has let more people into the country in ways that aren't allowed and is costing a lot of money.

  • H. RES. 1354 seeks to impeach Samuel Alito, Jr., an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution accuses Justice Alito of not recusing himself from cases where his impartiality could be questioned, particularly those...

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    A group of people in the government wants to fire a judge named Samuel Alito because they believe he didn't follow the rules by not telling anyone about fancy gifts he got, and they think he wasn't fair when making big decisions.

  • H. RES. 1319 proposes the impeachment of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution outlines three main charges: abuse of power, failure to faithfully execute the laws, and violation of the separation of powers. Article I accuses...

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    H. RES. 1319 is a proposal to remove President Biden from his job for doing things they say he shouldn't have, like not getting permission from Congress to help people with their school loans, making rules about who can come into the country, and dealing with other countries in a tricky way.