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[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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Submitted in House
Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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