“I rise today because I believe my country to be at the crossroads of democracy and autocracy. The moment of decision is near. We will have to decide whether we have a country that abides by a constitution that is meaningful, or ignores a constitution such that it becomes meaningless.”
-Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
6/24/25 on the House Floor
Representative Al Green (D-Texas) filed an article of impeachment against President Trump on, June 24, 2025, explicitly citing Trump’s failure to notify or seek authorization from Congress before launching strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.
The resolution asserts an “abuse of presidential powers by disregarding the separation of powers–devolving American democracy into authoritarianism by unconstitutionally usurping Congress’s power to declare war.”
Watch Rep. Green’s announcement on the House floor.
Read the full text of the resolution.
In addition to filing the resolution, Rep. Green invoked Rule IX, which requires the House to act within two legislative business days. For a more detailed explanation of Rule IX, click here.
Only 90 minutes after Rule IX was invoked, Representative Austin Scott (R. GA-08) called for a motion to table in an attempt to cut-off an actual yes/no vote on the merits of the resolution. Given that this motion to table only needed a simple majority to pass, it is unsurprising that it did so.
The successful motion to table means that the resolution will remain on the docket and presumably Rep. Green will use the next period of time to build support before a future vote. A new vote on this resolution can be called under Rule IX at any time.
While at first this may feel like a disappointment, Citizens’ Impeachment views this as an important step forward. This is the first time a roll call vote has occurred this term that clearly exposes reps’ position on impeachment. In this case a vote of NO on the motion to table is a vote in support of impeachment, by indicating that they want the resolution to continue to move forward.
We now have 79 House Representatives on the record as pro impeachment and our Rep Position Tracker has been updated with this new information.
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