Earlier this week, Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan introduced articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing his abuse of authority, attacks on vaccines, and cancellation of billions of dollars in lifesaving biomedical research.The effort, championed by the grassroots group Stand Up for Science, is gaining momentum as additional members of Congress, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, sign on as co-sponsors.
TAG has repeatedly warned that RFK Jr.’s tenure at HHS is a direct threat to public health, scientific integrity, and communities affected by HIV, TB, HCV, COVID-19, and other conditions. His actions have included rolling back vaccine recommendations, cutting or freezing research grants, and sidelining career scientists in favor of ideology, all of which undermine decades of progress in prevention, treatment, and cure research.
We welcome this new phase of accountability and stand with partners like Stand Up for Science, academic leaders, and affected communities who are demanding that Congress act. While the current House majority makes impeachment unlikely to advance, these efforts are an important tool to expose the damage RFK Jr. is doing to public health and to build pressure for restoring evidence-based leadership at HHS.
Learn more and take action:
- See the Stand Up for Science campaign and action tools to contact your representatives and ask them to support the impeachment of RFK Jr. for his attacks on science.
- View TAG’s latest social media post amplifying this campaign.
- Read TAG’s previous statements on RFK Jr., HHS, and threats to public health research and vaccine policy:
- TAG Condemns the ACIP Decision to Remove Birth Vaccination for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) from Federal Guidelines, Calls for Senate Oversight Hearings and the Immediate Resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
- Treatment Action Group Statement on Termination of HIV Vaccine Research Funding
- Contact your member of Congress by either calling (202) 224 3121, or go to https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative and urge your respective office to support the articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. co-sponsored by Rep. Haley Stevens (MI).

