HRES157-119

In Committee

Impeaching John Deacon Bates, a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 24, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires impeaches Judge John Deacon Bates for issuing a temporary restraining order requiring CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore LGBTQI+ health information on government websites. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Judiciary and Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

CDC, HHS, and FDA (federal health agencies) could face lower compliance burdens and Organizations opposed to gender-affirming care could face fewer barriers.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Judge John Deacon Bates (U.S. District Court for D.C.) could face increased risk, Federal judges who rule against executive branch policies could face increased risk, and LGBTQI+ advocacy organizations (e.g., Doctors for America) could face higher barriers.

Key Provisions

  • Requires impeaches Judge John Deacon Bates for issuing a temporary restraining order requiring CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore LGBTQI+ health information on government websites.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires impeaches Judge John Deacon Bates for issuing a temporary restraining order requiring CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore LGBTQI+ health information on government websites.

Key Policy Areas

Judiciary, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill requires impeaches Judge John Deacon Bates for issuing a temporary restraining order requiring CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore LGBTQI+ health information on government websites.

Policy Domains

Judiciary Healthcare

Article I - Pattern of Conduct Incompatible with Judicial Trust

Identified Gains
  • CDC, HHS, and FDA (federal health agencies)
  • Organizations opposed to gender-affirming care
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
CDC, HHS, and FDA (federal health agencies):
Organizations opposed to gender-affirming care:
Identified Costs
  • Judge John Deacon Bates (U.S. District Court for D.C.)
  • Federal judges who rule against executive branch policies
  • LGBTQI+ advocacy organizations (e.g., Doctors for America)
  • Healthcare providers relying on federal LGBTQI+ health resources
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Judge John Deacon Bates (U.S. District Court for D.C.):
Federal judges who rule against executive branch policies:
LGBTQI+ advocacy organizations (e.g., Doctors for America):
Healthcare providers relying on federal LGBTQI+ health resources:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 24, 2025

Mr. Ogles submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Judiciary
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Federal judges who rule against executive branch policies, Judge John Deacon Bates (U.S. District Court for D.C.)

Advocacy Groups
2 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -1 negative

LGBTQI+ advocacy organizations (e.g., Doctors for America), Organizations opposed to gender-affirming care

Positive-direction: Organizations opposed to gender-affirming care

Negative-direction: LGBTQI+ advocacy organizations (e.g., Doctors for America)

Healthcare
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Healthcare providers relying on federal LGBTQI+ health resources

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

CDC, HHS, and FDA (federal health agencies)

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Judiciary Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"cdc"
→ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"fda"
→ Food and Drug Administration
"hhs"
→ Department of Health and Human Services
"plaintiff"
→ Doctors for America (far-left organization per resolution)
"judge_bates"
→ John Deacon Bates, a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"gender affirming care" §gender_affirming_care

Described in the resolution as "the intentional surgical or chemical castration of children"

"high crimes and misdemeanors" §high_crimes_and_misdemeanors

Constitutional grounds for impeachment; in this context, allegedly conduct "so utterly lacking in intellectual honesty and basic integrity"

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