H.Res. 1155 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, Apr 6, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryResolution proposes impeaching President Trump
This resolution sets forth 13 articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with various high crimes and misdemeanors. The articles cover a range of alleged actions, including matters related to war powers, law enforcement, immigration, free speech, the pardon power, federal spending, and other constitutional concerns.
How it affects you
This is a resolution that proposes impeachment charges in Congress. If you're a U.S. citizen, impeachment proceedings are a constitutional process that Congress uses to formally charge a president with misconduct; whether this resolution would advance beyond proposal depends on Congressional action.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 6, 2026)
This resolution sets forth 13 articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors on charges of
• war power-murder-piracy;
• militarization of domestic law enforcement;
• serial unconstitutional detentions and deportations;
• retaliation against constitutionally protected speech or association;
• abuse of the pardon power—sabotaging the rule of law;
• illegally crippling or defunding programs to protect consumers, the needy, workers, and the environment;
• usurpation of the congressional power of the purse;
• contempt of Congress—secret government;
• perverting law enforcement to persecute political opponents and benefit friends;
• suspending or dispensing with laws;
• flouting Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment;
• specious national emergency—foreign terrorist organization declarations; and
• domestic and foreign emoluments clauses.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH.Res. 1155
RESOLUTION
Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT-1) · Introduced Apr 6, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 6, 2026: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”
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- SectionARTICLE I: WAR POWER-MURDER-PIRACYNo change
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- SectionARTICLE II: MILITARIZATION OF DOMESTIC LAW ENFORCEMENTNo change
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- SectionARTICLE III: SERIAL UNCONSTITUTIONAL DETENTIONS AND DEPORTATIONSNo change
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- SectionARTICLE IV: RETALIATION AGAINST CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH OR ASSOCIATIONNo change
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- SectionARTICLE V: ABUSE OF THE PARDON POWER—SABOTAGING THE RULE OF LAWNo change
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- SectionARTICLE VI: ILLEGALLY CRIPPLING OR DEFUNDING PROGRAMS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, THE NEEDY, WORKERS, AND THE ENVIRONMENTNo change
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