# 119-hres-1354: Impeaching John McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

119-hres-1354, Impeaching John McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-06-25).

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- As of: 2026-06-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1354
- Congress: 119
- Title: Impeaching John McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Impeachment of Chief Judge John McConnell Jr.** This resolution would impeach John McConnell Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for alleged abuse of judicial discretion, dereliction of duty, and endangerment of public safety. It alleges he vacated a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy framework that paused asylum and immigration benefit processing, dismissed the executive branch's national-security rationale as pretextual, and ignored recent terrorist incidents tied to Afghan nationals. The resolution asserts these actions make him unfit to hold office and seeks his removal.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1354)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1354 (as of 2026-06-25).