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During the presidency of Donald Trump, several resolutions were introduced to either directly impeach Trump or to authorize an impeachment inquiry (investigation) against him. There had been efforts to impeach Donald Trump throughout various points of his presidency. Trump was ultimately twice impeached during his presidency.
| Resolution # | Date introduced | Sponsor | Number of co-sponsors | Resolution's impact (if adopted) | Reason | Actions taken | Ref. |
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| H.Res.438 | July 12, 2017 | Brad Sherman (D–CA-30) | 1 | Impeachment | Preventing, obstructing, and impeding the administration of justice during a federal investigation, including by dismissing FBI Director James Comey | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 12, 2017 | [1] [2] [3] |
| H.Res.621 | November 15, 2017 | Steve Cohen (D–TN-9) | 17 | Impeachment |
| Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2017 | [3] [4] [5] |
| H.Res.646 | December 6, 2017 | Al Green (D–TX-9) | 0 | Impeachment | Two articles of impeachment related to racially inflammatory statements made as president that allegedly brought harm to American society and injury on the people of the United States | Considered as a privileged matter on December 6, 2017 and the House voted 364–58 to table the resolution (with 4 additional members voting present"). No further actions | [6] [7] |
| H.Res.705 | January 19, 2018 | Al Green (D–TX-9) | 0 | Impeachment | Two articles of impeachment related to racially inflammatory statements made as president that allegedly brought harm to American society and injury on the people of the United States | Considered as a privileged matter on January 19, 2018 and the House voted 355–66 to table the resolution (with 3 additional members voting present"). No further actions | [3] [8] [9] |
| Resolution # | Date introduced | Sponsor | Number of co-sponsors | Resolution's impact (if adopted) | Reason | Actions taken | Ref. |
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| H.Res.13 | January 3, 2019 | Brad Sherman (D–CA-30) | 1 | Impeachment | Preventing, obstructing, and impeding the administration of justice during a federal investigation, including by dismissing FBI Director James Comey | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 3, 2019; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on February 4, 2019 | [3] [10] [11] |
| H.Res.257 | March 27, 2019 | Rashida Tlaib (D–MI-13) | 17 | House Committee on the Judiciary directed to launch an impeachment inquiry | — | Referred to the House Committee on Rules on March 27, 2019 | [12] [13] |
| H.Res.396 | May 22, 2019 | Sheila Jackson Lee (D–TX-18) | 7 | House Committee on the Judiciary directed to launch an impeachment inquiry |
| Referred to the House Committee on Rules on May 22, 2019 | [14] [15] |
| H.Res.498 | July 17, 2019 | Al Green (D–TX-9) | 0 | Impeachment | "Racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color" | Considered as a privileged matter on July 17, 2019 and the House voted 332–95 to table the resolution. No further actions | [16] [17] |
| H.Res.660 | October 29, 2019 | Jim McGovern (D–MA-2) | 8 | Formally outlined procedures for public hearings to be held as part of the then-ongoing impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump | Trump-Ukraine scandal | Adopted by the House by a vote of 232–196 | [18] [19] |
| H.Res.755 | December 10, 2019 | Jerry Nadler (D–NY-10) | 0 | Impeachment | Trump-Ukraine scandal Article 1: "Abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election" | Amended version reported by the Committee on the Judiciary on December 15, 2019; article 1 adopted on December 18, 2019 by a vote of 230–197; article 2 adopted on December 18, 2019 by a vote of 229–198 | [20] [21] |
After the January 6, 2021 United States Capitol attack (which followed month of efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election by Trump), several resolutions were introduced on January 11, 2021 to impeach the lame-duck Trump for a second time. One was adopted by the House on January 13, 2021.
| Resolution # | Date introduced | Sponsor | Number of co-sponsors | Resolution's impact (if adopted) | Reason | Actions taken | Ref. |
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| H.Res.24 | January 11, 2021 | David Cicilline (D–RI-1) | 217 | Impeachment | Inciting "an insurrection against the government of the United States"
| Adopted by the House by a vote of 232–197 on January 13, 2021 | [22] [23] |
| H.Res.26 | January 11, 2021 | Sheila Jackson Lee (D–TX-8) | 35 | Impeachment |
| Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 11, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021 | [24] [25] |
| H.Res.31 | January 11, 2021 | Ilhan Omar (D–MN-5) | 87 | Impeachment | Article 1: "[Abuse of] the powers of the presidency by attempting to unlawfully overturn the results of Georgia's presidential election." Article 2: "[Abuse of] the powers of the presidency by inciting violence and orchestrating an attempted coup." | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 11, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021 | [26] [27] |
| H.Res.34 | January 11, 2021 | Maxine Waters (D–CA-43) | 12 | Impeachment | Article 1: (abuse of powers of the presidency "by inciting an insurrection against the U.S. government"):
Article 2 (abuse of the powers of the presidency "by corrupting the electoral process"):
Article 3: [Accepting] emoluments, including from foreign states, and, in doing so [having] violated anti-corruption provisions of the Constitution and used the power of the presidency for improper personal gain" Article 4: Obstructing justice by, "for example, directing the firing of the Special Counsel who was investigating him in 2017 and later ordering federal officials to lie about this directive" | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 11, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021 | [28] [29] |
| H.Res.37 | January 11, 2021 | Al Green (D–TX-9) | 0 | Impeachment | Weaponizing hate for political gain "Through declarations and conduct prior to and following the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, President Trump (1) undermined the integrity of his high office; (2) sowed discord among the people of the United States; and (3) violated his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution." | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 12, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021 | [30] [31] |
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