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H.RES.779: To establish prospective standards effective January 20, 2017 defining impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, section 4 as applied to the President of the United States to provide fair warning and evenhandedness in th
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
- Introduced Dec. 11, 2014
- Latest Major Action Dec. 11, 2014
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Bill Summary
Declares that the following presidential actions shall constitute impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors," which will cause the House of Representatives to vote articles of impeachment to send to the Senate for trial: initiating war without express congressional authorization; killing American citizens in the United States or abroad who are not engaged in active hostilities against the United States without due process (unless the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Dec. 11, 2014 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Dec. 11, 2014 |
Introduced in the House by Kerry Bentivolio (R-Mich.) |