Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) is forcing the House to confront another attempt to impeach President Donald Trump, creating a politically sensitive vote for Democrats during Congress’ final legislative stretch before the November midterm elections.
Green designated his impeachment measure, H.Res. 1486, as a privileged resolution on the House floor Monday. That procedural move requires House leaders to address it within two legislative days, meaning action is expected no later than Wednesday.
Republican leaders are not required to permit a direct up-or-down vote on impeachment. They could instead move to table the resolution or refer it to a committee—either of which would effectively halt Green’s effort without the House voting on whether Trump should be impeached.
The resolution accuses Trump of failing to uphold his constitutional oath and describes him as “a great threat to democracy and the Constitution.” It alleges that the president has transformed Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection into unaccountable forces that operate without adequate oversight.
Green’s resolution specifically names Renée Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero as civilians whose deaths he attributes to unjustified uses of force by federal immigration officers. It further accuses the Trump administration of obstructing investigations and spreading false accounts about the shootings.
Those are Green’s allegations, and the House has not conducted an impeachment inquiry or made formal findings supporting them. The administration has defended its immigration-enforcement operations and disputed Democratic characterizations of the officers’ actions.
“The President is reducing American democracy to an authoritarian regime,” Green said during his Monday floor remarks, according to Deseret News reporting.
In a letter circulated to lawmakers, Green rejected calls to wait until Democrats potentially regain control of the House and can launch investigations.
“How many more lives must we lose?” Green wrote, according to Fox News’ report on the resolution.
Green initially introduced H.Res. 1486 on Aug. 24, when it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. By raising it as privileged Monday, however, he moved the resolution out of the normal committee process and onto the House’s immediate agenda. The official resolution contains one article of impeachment centered on Green’s allegations concerning immigration enforcement, constitutional rights and executive accountability.
Read the full resolution below:
The maneuver has placed House Democrat leaders in an uncomfortable position. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., announced that they would vote “present” on the expected Republican motion to table the resolution.
In a joint statement, the leaders argued that impeachment traditionally requires a comprehensive investigation, document collection, witness testimony and congressional hearings.
“None of that serious work has been done,” they said, while promising to use other congressional tools to investigate the administration if Democrats regain control of the House.
Their position allows Democratic leaders to avoid directly endorsing Green’s resolution while also declining to join Republicans in killing it. It reflects the party’s broader attempt to keep its midterm message focused on living costs and health care rather than another impeachment battle.
Some House Democrats have privately expressed frustration with Green’s timing, according to Axios. Green answered those critics by challenging them to state their objections publicly.
The White House dismissed the resolution. “This is more obstruction from the radical Democrats,” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told Axios.
Green has repeatedly attempted to impeach Trump, including during both of Trump’s terms in office. In June 2025, Green introduced an impeachment resolution accusing the president of abusing his authority by ordering strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities without congressional authorization. The House voted 344–79 to table that measure, with 128 Democrats joining Republicans, according to the official House roll call.
Trump was impeached twice during his first term and acquitted by the Senate both times.
The current push could be among Green’s final major acts in Congress. The 79-year-old lawmaker lost his Democratic primary earlier this year to Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, following redistricting and calls for generational change.
Green has also drawn national attention for protesting Trump during presidential addresses to Congress. He was removed from the chamber after interrupting Trump’s 2025 address and was subsequently censured by the House. He was escorted out again during Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address after displaying a protest sign.
The latest resolution is unlikely to advance in the Republican-controlled House. Its more immediate consequence may be political: forcing lawmakers to record their positions on impeachment just weeks before voters decide control of Congress.
For Democrats, the vote highlights the divide between members demanding immediate action against Trump and party leaders who say any future impeachment effort should follow a full investigation. For Republicans, it offers another opportunity to argue that a Democratic House majority would revive impeachment proceedings against the president.
Whatever procedural path Republican leaders choose, Green has ensured that the issue will reach the House floor this week—and that both parties will have to answer for their positions before the midterms.
