AFFIRMING THE VALIDITY OF SUBPOENAS DULY ISSUED AND INVESTIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY ANY STANDING OR PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PURSUANT TO AUTHORITIES DELEGATED BY THE...; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 125
(House of Representatives - July 24, 2019)
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AFFIRMING THE VALIDITY OF SUBPOENAS DULY ISSUED AND INVESTIGATIONS
UNDERTAKEN BY ANY STANDING OR PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES PURSUANT TO AUTHORITIES DELEGATED BY THE
CONSTITUTION AND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Dingell). Pursuant to House Resolution
509, House Resolution 507 is considered as adopted.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
H. Res. 507
Whereas Congress' power to conduct oversight and
investigations is firmly rooted in its legislative authority
under Article I of the Constitution, which commits to the
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House of Representatives alone the authority to establish its
rules governing the procedures and methods for the conduct of
oversight and investigations, as well as to determine the
powers that it delegates to its various committees;
Whereas those powers delegated to the committees include
the power to conduct oversight into and to investigate,
pursuant to the legitimate legislative purposes of the
respective committees, matters involving, referring, or
related, directly or indirectly, to the persons, entities,
and organizations specified in this resolution;
Whereas committees of the House, pursuant to the authority
delegated by clause 2(m) of rule XI and clause 11(d) of rule
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, have
undertaken investigations and issued related subpoenas
seeking personal, financial, banking, and tax information
related to the President, his immediate family, and his
business entities and organizations, among others;
Whereas the validity of some of these investigations and
subpoenas has been incorrectly challenged in Federal court on
the grounds that the investigations and subpoenas were not
authorized by the full House and lacked a ``clear statement''
of intent to include the President, which the President's
personal attorneys have argued in Federal court is necessary
before the committees may seek information related to the
President; and
Whereas while these arguments are plainly incorrect as a
matter of law, it is nevertheless in the interest of the
institution of the House of Representatives to avoid any
doubt on this matter and to unequivocally reject these
challenges presented in ongoing or future litigation: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ratifies and
affirms all current and future investigations, as well as all
subpoenas previously issued or to be issued in the future, by
any standing or permanent select committee of the House,
pursuant to its jurisdiction as established by the
Constitution of the United States and rules X and XI of the
Rules of the House of Representatives, concerning or issued
directly or indirectly to--
(1) the President in his personal or official capacity;
(2) his immediate family, business entities, or
organizations;
(3) the Office of the President;
(4) the Executive Office of the President;
(5) the White House;
(6) any entity within the White House;
(7) any individual currently or formerly employed by or
associated with the White House;
(8) any Federal or State governmental entity or current or
former employee or officer thereof seeking information
involving, referring, or related to any individual or entity
described in paragraphs (1) through (7); or
(9) any third party seeking information involving,
referring, or related to any individual or entity described
in paragraphs (1) through (7).
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