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

This resolution proposes the impeachment of John Deacon Bates , a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors. The core accusation stems from Judge Bates's order directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore LGBTQI+ content on government webpages. This order, issued in contravention of Executive Order 14168, was based on Judge Bates's finding that the agencies failed to adequately explain the removal of these "long relied upon medical resources." The resolution specifically criticizes Judge Bates for failing to consider that these webpages contained informational resources on gender-affirming care , which the resolution describes as "the intentional surgical or chemical castration of children." It concludes that Judge Bates's conduct demonstrates a profound lack of intellectual honesty and integrity, rendering him unfit to hold his federal judicial office and necessitating his removal.