[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 679 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 679

Impeaching Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of the United States, for 
   the high crimes and misdemeanors of betrayal of the public trust.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2021

   Mrs. Boebert (for herself and Mr. Norman) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Impeaching Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of the United States, for 
   the high crimes and misdemeanors of betrayal of the public trust.

    Resolved, That Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of the United 
States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the 
following Article of Impeachment be exhibited to the United States 
Senate:
     Article of Impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people 
of the United States of America, against Kamala Devi Harris, Vice 
President of the United States, in maintenance and support of its 
impeachment against her for high crimes and misdemeanors.

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    The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall 
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that the Vice President 
``shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, 
Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors''. In her 
conduct of the office of Vice President of the United States--and in 
violation of her constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office 
of Vice President of the United States and, to the best of her ability, 
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
and in violation of her constitutional duty to take care that the laws 
be faithfully executed--Kamala Devi Harris has betrayed the public 
trust as Vice President of the United States, in that:
    Vice President Harris has violated her oath of office to support 
and defend the Constitution of the United States against enemies 
foreign and domestic by supporting President Biden's abysmal oversight 
of the withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan.
    On April 25, 2021, Vice President Harris confirmed she was the last 
person in the room when President Biden made the decision to withdraw 
the troops from Afghanistan and stated, ``I have seen him over and over 
again make decisions based exactly on what he believes is right''.
    Vice President Harris neglected her duties as Vice President by 
failing to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Biden from 
office due to his clear inability to effectively and competently handle 
his duties as Commander in Chief. President Biden has demonstrated 
repeated memory issues that range from forgetting the name of the 
Pentagon, Department of Defense, and Secretary of Defense, to 
forgetting the purpose of his visit to survey winter storm damage in 
Texas. He has also refused multiple times to take a Montreal Cognitive 
Assessment (MOCA), like his predecessor, at the request of Members of 
Congress. Furthermore, the American people have lost trust in President 
Biden's ability to lead. As of August 22, 2021, 51 percent of Americans 
do not feel that President Biden has acted competently as President of 
the United States, 74 percent of Americans believe the removal of 
American troops from Afghanistan has gone badly, and 50 percent of 
Americans disapprove of the way President Biden is handling his job as 
Commander in Chief. By neglecting to invoke the 25th Amendment, Vice 
President Kamala Harris has betrayed the public trust.
    On August 23, 2021, Vice President Harris called President Biden's 
plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan ``courageous and 
fair''. This decision has resulted in the Taliban gaining full control 
of Afghanistan and jeopardized the safety of, and in some cases 
directly resulted in the death of, United States citizens, United 
States Armed Forces members, and Afghan civilians.
    The withdrawal Vice President Harris characterized as ``courageous 
and fair'' has resulted in the rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the 
Taliban and has compromised the physical security of tens of thousands 
of United States military personnel, United States Government 
operatives, United States civilians, Afghan allies, other international 
allies, and tens of billions of dollars of advanced United States 
military equipment.
    The withdrawal Vice President Harris characterized as ``courageous 
and fair'' has led to international condemnation of the United States, 
including from our allies.
    The withdrawal Vice President Harris characterized as ``courageous 
and fair'' has diminished the United States standing on the 
international stage, allowing adversaries such as Russia and China to 
call into question the ability of the United States to fulfill its 
military and defense commitments.
    On August 22, 2021, Vice President Harris neglected her duties as 
Vice President and ignored the crisis in Afghanistan by taking a week-
long regional tour of Southeast Asia amidst the fall of Kabul and a 
suicide bomb explosion executed by terrorist group ISIS-K that occurred 
at Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing 11 Marines, 1 Navy 
Medic, and 1 Army soldier, and injuring over 20 Americans.
    In doing this, Vice President Kamala Devi Harris has directly 
betrayed the public trust of the United States, to the manifest injury 
of the people of the United States.
    Vice President Harris by such conduct, has demonstrated that she 
will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if 
allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly 
incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. Vice President 
Harris thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and 
disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or 
profit under the United States.
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