[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 12 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 12
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
January 10, 2023.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) Establishment; Composition.--
(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established for the One Hundred
Eighteenth Congress a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee
on the Judiciary called the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of
the Federal Government (hereinafter referred to as the ``select
subcommittee'').
(2) Composition.--
(A) The select subcommittee shall be composed of the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary,
together with not more than 13 other Members, Delegates, or the
Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more
than 5 shall be appointed in consultation with the minority
leader. The Speaker shall designate one member of the select
subcommittee as its chair. Any vacancy in the select
subcommittee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(B) Each member appointed to the select subcommittee shall
be treated as though a member of the Committee on the Judiciary
for purposes of the select subcommittee.
(b) Investigative Functions and Authority.--
(1) Investigative functions.--The select subcommittee is authorized
and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and,
not later than January 2, 2025, issue a final report to the House of its
findings (and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) regarding--
(A) the expansive role of article II authority vested in the
executive branch to collect information on or otherwise
investigate citizens of the United States, including ongoing
criminal investigations;
(B) how executive branch agencies work with, obtain
information from, and provide information to the private sector,
non-profit entities, or other government agencies to facilitate
action against American citizens, including the extent, if any,
to which illegal or improper, unconstitutional, or unethical
activities were engaged in by the executive branch or private
sector against citizens of the United States;
(C) how executive branch agencies collect, compile, analyze,
use, or disseminate information about citizens of the United
States, including any unconstitutional, illegal, or unethical
activities committed against citizens of the United States;
(D) the laws, programs, and activities of the executive
branch as they relate to the collection of information on
citizens of the United States and the sources and methods used
for the collection of information on citizens of the United
States;
(E) any other issues related to the violation of the civil
liberties of citizens of the United States; and
(F) any other matter relating to information collected
pursuant to the investigation conducted under this paragraph at
any time during the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
(2) Authority.--
(A) The select subcommittee may report to the House or any
committee of the House from time to time the results of its
investigations and studies, together with such detailed findings
and legislative recommendations as it may deem advisable.
(B) Any markup of legislation shall be held at the full
Committee level consistent with clause 1(l) of rule X of the
Rules of the House of Representatives.
(c) Procedure.--
(1) Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and the
rules of the Committee on the Judiciary shall apply to the select
subcommittee in the same manner as a subcommittee except as follows:
(A) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after
consultation with the ranking minority member, recognize--
(i) members of the select subcommittee to question a
witness for periods longer than five minutes as though
pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of such rule XI; and
(ii) staff of the select subcommittee to question a
witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of such
rule XI.
(B) The Committee on the Judiciary (or the chair of the
Committee on the Judiciary, if acting in accordance with clause
2(m)(3)(A)(i) of rule XI) may authorize and issue subpoenas to
be returned at the select subcommittee.
(C) With regard to the full scope of investigative authority
under subsection (b)(1), the select subcommittee shall be
authorized to receive information available to the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, consistent with congressional
reporting requirements for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities, and any such information received shall be subject
to the terms and conditions applicable under clause 11 of rule
X.
(2) The provisions of this resolution shall govern the proceedings
of the select subcommittee in the event of any conflict with the rules
of the House or of the Committee on the Judiciary.
(d) Service.--Service on the select subcommittee shall not count against the
limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
(e) Successor.--The Committee on the Judiciary is the ``successor in
interest'' to the select subcommittee for purposes of clause 8(c) of rule II of
the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(f) Sunset.--The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 30 days after
filing the final report required under subsection (b).
Attest:
Clerk.