The following is the 1974 resolution passed by the House of Representatives on February 6, 1974, authorizeing the House Judiciary Committee to begin its impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon.

Current House Judiciary Republicans have said they plan to mimic the language of this 1974 resolution in their current investigation of President Clinton.

H. RES. 803

RESOLVED, That the Committee on the Judiciary acting as a whole or by any subcommittee thereof appointed by the chairman for the purposes hereof and in accordance with the rules of the committee, is authorized and directed to investigate fully and completely whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its constitutional power to impeach Richard M. Nixon, president of the United States of America. The committee shall report to the House of Representatives such resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other recommendations as it deems proper.