House Biden-Family Inquiry — 2023–2024

The Republican-led House Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means Committees investigated Biden-family business dealings and issued a joint impeachment-inquiry report on August 19, 2024. The committee majority alleged abuse of office; the Biden family disputed the allegations.

Financial Records and Allegations

The House majority alleged more than $27 million in foreign receipts to Biden relatives and their associates from 2014 onward, and separately more than $8 million in loans. The recipients and reporting periods differ from Joe Biden’s personal income and his presidency.

Reported Congressional Spending

Representative Jerrold Nadler, the House Judiciary Committee’s senior Democrat, cited $20 million in taxpayer spending on the Republican-controlled committee’s investigative work, including the Biden impeachment inquiry.

Nadler stated the figure during the June 4, 2024 Judiciary hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland. Spectrum News reported his June 12 House-floor statement, which described spending over the preceding 18 months. The amount covers the committee’s broader investigative program, including the Biden impeachment inquiry.

James Comer’s Statements

In February 2023, Comer said the Biden family foreign-business inquiry would assess possible national-security compromise. In July 2025, he defended Trump’s business activity as public and said a concealed deal or missing disclosure could warrant scrutiny.

Report, Referrals and Criminal Proceedings

The House majority’s report alleged impeachable conduct. In June 2024, House Republicans referred allegations concerning Hunter and James Biden’s testimony to the Justice Department; their representatives disputed the referrals. Hunter Biden’s tax guilty plea and Alexander Smirnov’s conviction for fabricating the bribery allegation are separate criminal proceedings, documented in the linked reports.

Related Reports

Sources and Records

  1. House Republican impeachment inquiry report, August 19, 2024
  2. Official House Judiciary hearing transcript, June 4, 2024 — Nadler opening statement — Nadler opening statement: $20 million; Biden impeachment and other Judiciary investigations
  3. Spectrum News, June 12, 2024 — House Republicans vote to hold Garland in contempt — Nadler floor statement: preceding 18 months and $20 million
  4. Comer: Biden foreign-business inquiry, February 2023
  5. Comer interview, July 23, 2025; rush transcript
  6. AP — Biden-family referrals and responses, June 5, 2024
  7. House committee majority — Biden impeachment-inquiry report

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