[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 222 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
  H. RES. 222

Providing for the public release of documentation and testimony before 
                   the House Post Office Task Force.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 1993

 Mr. Michel submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for the public release of documentation and testimony before 
                   the House Post Office Task Force.

Whereas on July 22, 1992, the House of Representatives voted to transmit to the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct the committee report and all 
        records obtained by the Task Force to Investigate the Operation and 
        Management of the House Post Office;
Whereas the report of the Committee on House Administration selectively included 
        portions of the transcript of the proceedings of the Task Force in the 
        appendix of their Report;
Whereas efforts in the One hundred second Congress to release the full 
        transcript of the Task Force were defeated in the House on July 22, 
        1992, and July 23, 1992;
Whereas the former Postmaster of the House of Representatives, Robert V. Rota, 
        from 1978 continuing until April 1992 conspired, confederated, and 
        agreed with other persons, including Members of Congress, to commit 
        offenses against the United States;
Whereas the former Postmaster has pled guilty to making false statements to the 
        Task Force and discussed with his supervisor of accounts the need to 
        withhold information during interviews with United States Postal 
        Inspectors and the congressional committee investigating the House Post 
        Office;
Whereas the former Postmaster engaged in a cover up of the exchange of vouchers 
        and postage stamps for cash beginning in May 1980 and continued 
        throughout the House investigation of the post office; and
Whereas the integrity of the House of Representatives has been impugned by the 
        actions of Mr. Rota and others: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Committee on House Administration is directed to 
immediately make public complete transcripts of all proceedings of the 
Task Force, including depositions and statements of witnesses and any 
tapes of such proceedings.

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