{"format":1,"id":"118-hres-918","congress":118,"number":"H.Res. 918","kind":"simple_resolution","group":"bills","title":"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.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"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."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-12-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-12-13","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h720","question":"On Agreeing to the Resolution","title":"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","result":"Passed","yea":221,"nay":212,"present":0,"not_voting":1,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll720.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","date":"2023-12-13"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2023-12-13","question":"On Ordering the Previous Question","title":"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","result":"Passed","yea":220,"nay":212,"present":0,"not_voting":1,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll719.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-12-13","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This resolution directs specified committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist to impeach President Biden. The resolution also adopts H. Res. 917, which, related to the inquiry, authorizes initiation of or intervention in certain judicial proceedings by the committees and continues the committees' subpoena authority."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary must continue their investigations, as set forth in the memorandum issued by the chairs of such committees entitled Impeachment Inquiry, dated September 27, 2023."},{"k":"p","t":"The resolution also sets forth additional committee authorities for conducting proceedings related to the inquiry."}],"words":110},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Sets procedures for the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary to continue their investigations in the House inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist to impeach President Joseph Biden, and adopts House Resolution 917.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H2FA40887761449D191E3E81DBECCD94E"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H574357332FD347D0AC8537304635CDE1"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#HD621138CA1414575BF778357D61B2707"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H5230F2B142D94A5C82FB852EE1A18676"},{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H3FA1DEB83C1843A1873A67834297ED73"}]},"core_areas":["Committee hearing, questioning and witness-request procedures in the impeachment inquiry","Subpoena and interrogatory authority of committee ranking minority members","Release of deposition transcripts and committee reports","Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry procedures and reporting authority","Adoption of House Resolution 917"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Allows the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability to question witnesses in equal periods longer than five minutes, as the chair determines, with each period not exceeding 90 minutes in the aggregate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H2FA40887761449D191E3E81DBECCD94E"}},{"text":"Authorizes the ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, with the chair's concurrence, to require testimony, documents and interrogatory answers, and to refer a declined request to the committee for decision.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H2FA40887761449D191E3E81DBECCD94E"}},{"text":"Authorizes the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means to make deposition transcripts publicly available in electronic form with redactions for classified and other sensitive information, and allows the committee to issue a report.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H574357332FD347D0AC8537304635CDE1"}},{"text":"Authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary to conduct impeachment inquiry proceedings under procedures printed in the Congressional Record by the chair of the Committee on Rules, including procedures allowing participation of the President and his counsel.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H5230F2B142D94A5C82FB852EE1A18676"}},{"text":"Authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary to report resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other recommendations to the House of Representatives.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H5230F2B142D94A5C82FB852EE1A18676"}},{"text":"Adopts House Resolution 917.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh#H3FA1DEB83C1843A1873A67834297ED73"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-12-13","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/918/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hres-918.png","v":"7b895409810d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.Res. 918, 118th Congress: 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. House: 221 Yea, 212 Nay. Outcome: Agreed to in House, 13 Dec 2023."}}