[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 198 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 198

  Requesting the President to furnish to the House of Representatives 
  certain documents concerning the response of the Federal Bureau of 
  Investigation to allegations of criminal conduct in the White House 
                             travel office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 1993

  Mr. Hyde (for himself, Mr. Michel, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, and Mr. 
Clinger) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Requesting the President to furnish to the House of Representatives 
  certain documents concerning the response of the Federal Bureau of 
  Investigation to allegations of criminal conduct in the White House 
                             travel office.

    Resolved, That the President is requested to provide to the House 
of Representatives, not later than fourteen days after the adoption of 
this resolution, the following documents:
            (1) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        authorized or directed William Kennedy, Associate Counsel to 
        the President, to summon officials of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation to the White House and to prepare that the Bureau 
        investigate the White House travel office.
            (2) Any document concerning how William Kennedy, Associate 
        Counsel to the President, knew whom to contact in the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation to arrange a meeting to discuss the 
        White House travel office.
            (3) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        authorized or directed officials of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation to attend any White House meeting convened by 
        William Kennedy, Associate Counsel to the President, to discuss 
        the White House travel office.
            (4) Any document showing what was said at any meeting 
        referred to in paragraph (3), including the response of 
        officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the 
        proposal that the Bureau investigate the White House travel 
        office.
            (5) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        authorized or directed William Kennedy, Associate Counsel to 
        the President, to discuss with an official of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation the possibility that the Internal 
        Revenue Service would be used to investigate the White House 
        travel office if the Federal Bureau of Investigation did not do 
        so.
            (6) Any document showing what was said during the 
        discussion referred to in paragraph (5), including the response 
        of the official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the 
        suggestion that the Internal Revenue Service be used to 
        investigate the White House travel office.
            (7) Any document concerning the decision to retain the 
        accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick to audit the White House 
        travel office, including the timing of that decision, and any 
        relationship between the audit and the national performance 
        review by the Vice President.
            (8) Any document concerning the identity of any official of 
        the Federal Bureau of Investigation who decided to investigate 
        the White House travel office, and the identity of any other 
        official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who was 
        consulted about that decision.
            (9) Any document concerning what action was originally 
        taken against the seven employees of the White House travel 
        office, how this action was modified subsequently, and what is 
        the current status of the employees.
            (10) Any document concerning who made the decision to take 
        the original action against the seven employees referred to in 
        paragraph (9), who made the decision to modify the original 
        action, who was consulted with respect to each of these 
        decisions, and upon what information these decisions were 
        based.
            (11) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        authorized or directed White House officials to summon John 
        Collingwood, Inspector in Charge of the Office of Public and 
        Congressional Affairs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        to the White House to discuss the investigation of the White 
        House travel office by the Bureau.
            (12) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        authorized or directed John Collingwood, Inspector in Charge of 
        the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, to meet with White House officials to 
        discuss the investigation of the White House travel office by 
        the Bureau.
            (13) Any document concerning whether William Sessions, 
        Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was aware that 
        the meeting referred to in paragraph (12) had been requested.
            (14) Any document describing what was said at the meeting 
        referred to in paragraph (12), including how it was decided 
        that a press statement on the stationery of William Sessions, 
        Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, would be 
        issued to confirm that a Bureau criminal investigation of the 
        White House travel office was underway.
            (15) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        participated in the drafting of the press statement referred to 
        in paragraph (14), the extent to which the press statement was 
        revised, and the identity of any person who was consulted about 
        the contents of the press statement.
            (16) Any document concerning the identity of any person who 
        authorized or directed John Collingwood, Inspector in Charge of 
        the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, to issue the press statement described 
        in paragraph (14).
            (17) Any document concerning whether the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation would ordinarily issue a press statement to 
        confirm that a criminal investigation is underway when the 
        investigation is at the preliminary stage that the White House 
        travel office investigation had reached when the statement 
        referred to in paragraph (14) was issued.
            (18) Any document concerning whether the statement referred 
        to in paragraph (14) violated the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), 
        or Federal regulation thereunder, and whether Privacy Act's 
        civil and criminal penalties are applicable in this case.
            (19) Any document concerning to what extent White House 
        officials involved with the investigation of the White House 
        travel office were aware of the interest of workers on 
        President William Clinton's presidential campaign such as 
        Catherine Cornelius in assuming control of the White House 
        travel office, and how they became aware of such interest.
            (20) Any document concerning to what extent White House 
        officials involved with the investigation of the White House 
        travel office were aware of the interest of contributors to 
        President William Clinton's presidential campaign such as Harry 
        Thomason (and his business partner Darnell Martens) in 
        obtaining contracts with the White House travel office, and how 
        they became aware of such interests.
            (21) Any document concerning whether White House officials 
        involved with the investigation of the White House travel 
        office informed the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the 
        interest of workers in President William Clinton's presidential 
        campaign such as Catherine Cornelius and contributors to his 
        presidential campaign such as Harry Thomason (and his business 
        partner Darnell Martens) in obtaining control of the White 
        House travel office or contracts with it at the time that these 
        White House officials requested the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation to investigate the White House travel office, and 
        if not, why this information was withheld.
            (22) Any document concerning what financial arrangements or 
        understandings existed in connection with employment of Penny 
        Sample in the White House travel office, and how she came to 
        receive a commission for her work in the White House travel 
        office.
            (23) Any document concerning whether Harry Thomason was a 
        special government employee within the meaning of section 
        202(a) of title 18, United States Code, by virtue of the fact 
        that he had a White House residence pass, daily access to the 
        White House, and an office in the Old Executive Office 
        Building, and if he was, whether his efforts to obtain 
        contracts with the White House travel office violated the 
        conflict of interest restrictions of section 208 of title 18, 
        United States Code.
            (24) Any documents concerning whether Penny Sample or any 
        other person interested in obtaining contracts with the White 
        House travel office violated the conflict of interest 
        restrictions of section 208 of title 18, United States Code.
            (25) Any document concerning whether White House officials 
        and officials of the Department of Justice have considered the 
        appointment of William Sessions, Director of the Federal Bureau 
        of investigation, to other Federal positions, and whether 
        William Sessions was aware that such possibilities were under 
        consideration during the course of these events.
            (26) Any document concerning when a final determination 
        will be made about the continued tenure in office of William 
        Sessions, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    Sec. 2. As used in this resolution, the term ``document'' means any 
report, memorandum, schedule or minutes of a meeting, log or record of 
telephone calls or other communications, appointment calendar, or other 
record or document of any kind, including electronic, handwritten, or 
other communications whatsoever and all drafts thereof.

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