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

HRES 157 is a resolution introduced by Representative Ogles to impeach Judge John Deacon Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The resolution alleges Judge Bates committed high crimes and misdemeanors by ordering the CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore government webpages containing LGBTQI+ health content, which the resolution claims violated Executive Order 14168 and reflected a flawed legal analysis. The article of impeachment states this conduct was incompatible with a federal judge's role, as it allegedly failed to properly consider the agencies' actions. If passed by the House, this resolution would send the impeachment charges to the Senate for trial.