[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 12 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 12
Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal
Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on
the Judiciary.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2023
Mr. Jordan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Rules
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RESOLUTION
Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal
Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on
the Judiciary.
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).
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