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

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
Dec. 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec. 11, 2014

Introduced in the House by Kerry Bentivolio (R-Mich.)

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