Congress impeaches HHS chief over vaccine cuts and false testimony
H.Res. 944 — Impeaching Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, for high crimes and misdemeanors. · Filed by Haley Stevens (D-MI) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Dec 10, 2025 · Referred to committee
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This resolution impeaches Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, alleging he abused his authority by conducting mass staff reductions, falsely testified to Congress, terminated vaccine safety programs, fired the CDC director, removed qualified advisors and replaced them with vaccine skeptics, withheld congressionally authorized funding for family planning and disease research, and made public statements contradicting established science on vaccines, autism, and public health—thereby endangering Americans and eroding trust in federal health institutions.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding impeachment resolution—a formal accusation mechanism, not legislation that changes law or appropriates funds. Its functional character is political accountability and public record-making, not policy change. The resolution alleges specific misconduct by a sitting cabinet officer and invokes the constitutional impeachment power.
What the text implies
- Impeachment is a political process with a very high conviction threshold (2/3 Senate majority); even if the House passes this, Senate removal is unlikely given current partisan alignment, meaning the resolution may function primarily as a messaging/accountability tool rather than a removal mechanism.
- The resolution creates a detailed public record of alleged misconduct by a sitting cabinet officer, which may influence future oversight, appropriations, or legislative action even if impeachment fails.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who it affects
The resolution alleges serious harms to public health (vaccine program cuts, research cancellations, removal of scientific advisors, false testimony) that would directly injure citizens' access to preventive care and evidence-based medicine. However, impeachment is a political process, not a legal remedy; the resolution itself changes no law and its effect depends entirely on Senate conviction, which is unlikely.