[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1608

 Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to 
release to the public the committee's report on its investigation into 
         allegations against former Representative Matt Gaetz.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2024

             Mr. Casten submitted the following resolution;

                            December 5, 2024

      By motion of the House, referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to 
release to the public the committee's report on its investigation into 
         allegations against former Representative Matt Gaetz.

Whereas, on April 9, 2021, the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
        Representatives announced that it had begun to investigate allegations 
        that Representative Matt Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct 
        and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the 
        House floor, misused State identification records, converted campaign 
        funds for personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or 
        impermissible gift in violation of the Rules of the House, laws, or 
        other standards of conduct;
Whereas over three years, the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
        Representatives compiled an extensive investigative record pursuant to 
        Committee Rules 14(a)(3) and 18(a) into allegations that Representative 
        Gaetz may have engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, 
        accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to 
        individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to 
        obstruct government investigations of his conduct;
Whereas, on November 13, 2024, Representative Matt Gaetz announced his 
        resignation from Congress;
Whereas there is precedent for the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
        Representatives to continue investigating and release reports of its 
        investigations into former Members of the House of Representatives;
Whereas, in 1987, the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives 
        released a report on its investigation into allegations of the misuse of 
        campaign funds, improper gifts, the failure to reveal business interests 
        on his financial disclosure, and the acceptance of a bribe by former 
        Representative Bill Boner following his resignation from Congress;
Whereas, in 1990, the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives 
        released a report on its investigations of sexual misconduct 
        allegations, which included having sexual intercourse with a minor and 
        making sexual advances towards a congressional employee, against former 
        Representative Don Lukens following his resignation from Congress;
Whereas, in 2006, the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives 
        released a report on its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations, 
        which included sending sexually explicit messages to at least one minor, 
        against former Representative Mark Foley following his resignation from 
        Congress;
Whereas, in 2011, the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives 
        continued its investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct 
        against former Representative Eric Massa following his resignation from 
        Congress; and
Whereas given the serious nature of the allegations against Representative 
        Gaetz, a failure of the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
        Representatives to publicly release its report on its investigation 
        undermines the committee's credibility and impedes the safety, dignity, 
        and integrity of the legislative proceedings of the House: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives shall immediately release the latest draft of its 
report and a summary of its findings to the public, including any 
conclusions, draft reports, recommendations, attachments, exhibits and 
accompanying materials, with such redactions as may be necessary and 
appropriate to protect sensitive information, including witness 
identities, related to its investigation into allegations against 
former Representative Matt Gaetz.
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