H.Res. 996

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 996 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 996

Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for 
high crimes and misdemeanors.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2026

Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Craig, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Omar, 
Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Casten, Ms. Clarke of New 
York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Frost, 
Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Ansari, Ms. 
Matsui, Ms. Randall, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. 
Sherman, Mr. Min, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. McBride, Ms. Tokuda, 
Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Dexter, Mr. 
Cohen, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Balint, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. 
Crockett, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Morrison, Ms. Adams, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
Thompson of California, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. 
Leger Fernandez, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
DeGette, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Pingree, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
Pocan, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. 
Rivas, Ms. Brown, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Amo, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
Espaillat, Ms. Simon, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Keating, Ms. Jacobs, 
Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Titus, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mrs. Torres of California, 
Ms. Brownley, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Mr. Casar) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary

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RESOLUTION

Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for 
high crimes and misdemeanors.

Resolved, That Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland 
Security of the United States of America, is impeached for high crimes 
and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be 
exhibited to the United States Senate:
Articles 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 Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, 
Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States of America, in 
maintenance and support of its impeachment against her for high crimes 
and misdemeanors.

article i: obstruction of congress

The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall 
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that civil Officers of the 
United States, including the Secretary of Homeland Security, ``shall be 
removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, 
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors''. In her conduct while 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, in violation 
of her oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States 
against all enemies, foreign and domestic, to bear true faith and 
allegiance to the same, and to well and faithfully discharge the duties 
of her office, has willfully and systematically refused to comply with 
the law, in that--
(1) Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem willfully violated Public Law 
No. 118-47 which states no funds appropriated to Department of 
Homeland Security ``may be used to prevent'' ``a Member of 
Congress'' ``from entering, for the purpose of conducting 
oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of 
Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens'' 
and to comply with Section 527 of the fiscal year 2024 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, as 
incorporated in Public Law No. 118-47, which specifically 
provides that it may not ``be construed to require a Member of 
Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a 
Department of Homeland Security facility'' used to detain or 
otherwise house noncitizens ``for the purpose of conducting 
oversight.''.
(2) Without any congressional revision to the text of 
Section 527, Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem implemented a scheme on 
May 13, 2025, to require notice ``a minimum of seven (7) 
calendar days in advance to schedule visits to Department of 
Homeland Security detention facilities,'' absent authorization 
by the Secretary. In an attempt to hide Department of Homeland 
Security activities, Members of Congress continued to be 
refused entry to Department of Homeland Security facilities in 
incidents such as:
(A) On July 8-9, 2025, a Representative from Texas 
requested to visit the El Paso Service Processing 
Center. Immigration and Customs Enforcement refused to 
accommodate the July 9 oversight visit because she did 
not provide the required seven days' advance notice, 
and she was denied entry on July 9, 2025.
(B) On July 20, 2025, a Representative from 
Colorado attempted an oversight visit to the ICE 
detention facility in Aurora, Colorado. ICE denied him 
entry on the basis that he had not provided seven 
calendar days' advance notice.
(C) On July 7, 2025, a Representative from 
California sought to inspect the Los Angeles ICE Field 
Office. ICE refused to permit the visit, asserting that 
the facility was not a ``detention facility'' subject 
to Section 527 oversight, despite noncitizens being 
held at the facility, pursuant to Section 527.
(D) On June 17, 2025, a Representative from New 
York attempted to visit the New York ICE Field Office. 
ICE refused to permit the visit, asserting that the 
facility was not a ``detention facility'' subject to 
Section 527 oversight, despite noncitizens being held 
at the facility, pursuant to Section 527.
(E) On July 21, 2025, Representatives from 
Colorado, Mississippi, and Maryland arrived at the 
Washington ICE Field Office in Chantilly, Virginia to 
conduct oversight after learning that individuals were 
being held there. ICE refused to permit the visit, 
asserting that the facility was not a ``detention 
facility'' subject to Section 527 oversight, despite 
noncitizens being held at the facility, pursuant to 
Section 527.
(F) On August 30, 2025, a Representative from 
Washington visited the Northwest ICE Processing Center 
in Tacoma, Washington to conduct Congressional 
oversight. Upon arrival, they were denied entry without 
explanation.
(3) Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem's willfully violated the 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 where, under her supervision, 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency withheld funds 
obligated by Congress. According to Government Accountability 
Office report B-337204.2, FEMA withheld funding for the 
Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Services 
Program in violation of the Impoundment Control Act. When the 
Government Accountability Office contacted Secretary Noem, her 
team refused to provide additional information on the funds 
withheld.

article ii: violation of public trust

The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall 
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that civil Officers of the 
United States, including the Secretary of Homeland Security, ``shall be 
removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, 
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors''. In her conduct while 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, in violation 
of her oath to well and faithfully discharge the duties of her office, 
has breached the public trust, in that:
(1) Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem has repeatedly violated the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, the First and Fourth 
Amendments of the United States Constitution, and due process 
rights of American citizens by directing Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement to make widespread warrantless arrests, 
forgo due process, and use violence against United States 
citizens, lawful residents, and other individuals. Kristi Lynn 
Arnold Noem engaged in this conduct by the following means.
(A) In October 2025, a United States District Court 
Judge from the Northern District of Illinois found that 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement had arrested 22 
individuals without a warrant in violation of the 
Castanon Nava settlement agreement in early 2025.
(B) In September of 2025, ICE raided 7500 S. South 
Shore Drive in Chicago, claiming that the building was 
occupied by members of the transnational crime 
organization, Tren de Aragua. During the warrantless 
raid, Federal agents used military-style tactics to 
raid apartments, dragging United States citizens, 
military veterans, and seniors out of their apartments 
in zip ties and detaining residents, several U.S. 
citizens, for hours. After the raid, residents returned 
to damaged apartments and stolen items.
(C) On October 22, 2025, ICE agents used tear gas 
on children having a Halloween parade in Chicago, 
violating order No. 25 C 12173 issued by U.S. District 
Court Judge, Sara Ellis restricting ICE and Customs and 
Border Protection agents from using non-lethal 
munitions without warning and justification. Another 
violation of U.S. District Judge Ellis' order came on 
October 14, 2025, ICE and CBP agents used tear gas on a 
peaceful crowd. The crowd had formed after a Federal 
agent crashed into a vehicle. After Chicago police 
arrived on the scene, responding to reports of a car 
accident, ICE agents deployed tear gas on residential 
streets and near a grocery store. This exposed police 
officers, elderly adults, and children as young as 1 to 
harmful gases.
(D) Masked and militarized patrols of Federal 
agents have taken to the streets of Chicago as part of 
``Operation Midway Blitz'' in a systemic violation of 
rights at the direction of Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. 
These agents used excessive force, including, shooting 
an unarmed United States citizen in Chicago who was 
part of a convoy of civilian vehicles following Federal 
agents. According to body camera footage, an agent 
driving next to the vehicles was yelling obscenities 
and struck the victim's car--proceeding to fire five 
shots at the unarmed driver. The Department of Homeland 
Security, under Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, falsely 
accused the victims of aggressively driving into the 
Federal agents despite video evidence.
(E) On January 7, 2026, an ICE agent fired his 
weapon at a vehicle attempting to get out of the way of 
agents, killing the driver, a U.S. Citizen. Despite 
video showing the officer on the side of the vehicle 
while firing and the vehicle was moving away from the 
officer on the second and third shots, Kristi Lynn 
Arnold Noem is claiming publicly that the officer was 
in danger and in front of the vehicle when he fired.

article iii: self-dealing

(a) Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem has violated 5 CFR pt. 2635, Misuse of 
Position by using her position for personal gain while inappropriately 
using taxpayer dollars, when:
(1) Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is using her position to 
circumvent the Federal contracting process and funneling 
Federal funds to her friends' businesses. Kristi Lynn Arnold 
Noem used the cover of a national emergency to bypass the 
competitive bidding process and direct Federal dollars to close 
associates. Secretary Noem used taxpayer dollars to fund a $200 
million ad campaign for recruiting ICE agents Kristi Lynn 
Arnold Noem used the ``national emergency'' declared at the 
southern border to bypass the normal contract process, which 
included competitive bidding, to award multi-million dollar 
contracts to republican-led ad agencies. One such contractor 
which was formed days prior to the award, subcontracted with 
the Strategy Group, a company run by the husband of senior DHS 
official, Tricia McLaughlin and a close friend of Kristi Lynn 
Arnold Noem.
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