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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Res. 15 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 15
Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on
September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and
withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall
Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of
Congress.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2025
Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mr. Self, Mr. Massie, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Weber
of Texas, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Crane) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules,
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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RESOLUTION
Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on
September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and
withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall
Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of
Congress.
Whereas, on June 30, 2021, Representative Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the
House of Representatives, established the Select Committee to
Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
(``Select Committee'');
Whereas the Select Committee was deficient in its composition, as H. Res. 503,
the resolution establishing the Committee stated, ``The Speaker shall
appoint 13 Members to the Select Committee, 5 of whom shall be appointed
after consultation with the minority leader;'';
Whereas Speaker Pelosi refused to seat Republican members named by Minority
Leader Kevin McCarthy to the Select Committee, resulting in a solely
partisan exercise determined to vilify President Trump and his advisors
for the January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol;
Whereas Speaker Pelosi refused the selections of Minority Leader McCarthy and
named only Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger to the Select
Committee, leaving the committee with nine members rather than the
required thirteen;
Whereas the Select Committee held hearings, issued subpoenas, and published a
flawed report without the number of members required by H. Res. 503;
Whereas shortly before hearings began, the Select Committee named Representative
Cheney as ``Vice Chair'' and operated without a ranking minority member;
Whereas the position of vice chair is distinct and different from a ranking
minority member as clearly understood by House Rules, conference and
caucus rules, and precedent;
Whereas H. Res. 503 specifically required the Chair of the Select Committee to
``consult with the ranking minority member'' in certain circumstances;
Whereas H. Res. 503 included the requirement that the Chair of the Select
Committee could only issue a subpoena ``upon consultation with the
ranking minority member'';
Whereas House Democrats failed to draft and pass H. Res. 503 in a manner giving
the Select Committee Chair unilateral authority to issue subpoenas,
thereby rendering all subpoenas issued by the Select Committee legally
insufficient;
Whereas Representative Bennie Thompson, then Chair of the Select Committee,
failed to ensure the preservation of all documents from the Select
Committee as is required by House Rules, including documents,
transcripts of witness interviews, and video recordings of the
interviews;
Whereas the Select Committee promoted numerous theories without first verifying
the veracity of the allegations by interviewing witnesses with actual
firsthand knowledge of the allegations;
Whereas the Select Committee was a partisan exercise from the beginning and its
hearings and final report are tainted by the unprecedented partisan
decisions made by Speaker Pelosi;
Whereas for nearly two years, the January 6th Committee presented uncorroborated
evidence that fit its narrative with the intent of disgracing President
Trump, his advisors, and supporters in an effort to influence future
elections;
Whereas members of the January 6th Committee withheld and destroyed information
that would have provided evidence that former President Donald Trump did
not engage in an ``insurrection''; and
Whereas the imprisonment of Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon represented an
unprecedented attempt to silence and marginalize political opponents:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That --
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on
the United States Capitol was illegitimate, and that the
conclusions and findings presented were predetermined due to
the committee's partisan nature;
(2) the subpoenas issued on September 23, 2021, October 6,
2021, and February 9, 2022, for Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall
Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro are hereby
rescinded;
(3) H. Res. 730, recommending that the House of
Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress,
adopted on October 21, 2021, is withdrawn, dismissed, and
otherwise ended and concluded without further proceedings or
enforcement;
(4) H. Res. 1037, recommending that the House of
Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr.
in contempt of Congress, adopted on April 6, 2022, is
withdrawn, dismissed, and otherwise ended and concluded without
further proceedings or enforcement;
(5) H. Res. 851, recommending that the House of
Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of
Congress, adopted on December 14, 2021, is withdrawn,
dismissed, and otherwise ended and concluded without further
proceedings or enforcement; and
(6) pursuant to sections 192 and 194 of title 2, United
States Code, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
notify the Department of Justice that the subpoenas are hereby
rescinded and shall be considered null and void.
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