[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 845 Laid on Table in House (LTH)]

  2d Session
H. RES. 845

         Relating to a question of the privileges of the House.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2004

 Ms. Pelosi submitted the following resolution; which was laid on the 
                                 table

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Relating to a question of the privileges of the House.

Whereas, in May of 1999, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, by 
        letter, admonished Representative Tom DeLay for his conduct in 
        connection with a threat of retribution against an organization for 
        hiring a person connected to the Democratic Party;
Whereas, on September 30, 2004, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        publicly admonished Mr. DeLay for improperly linking support for the 
        personal interests of another Member as part of a quid pro quo to 
        achieve a legislative goal;
Whereas, on October 6, 2004, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        publicly admonished Mr. DeLay for his participation in a fundraiser that 
        created an appearance that donors were being provided special access to 
        him regarding then pending energy legislation;
Whereas, on October 6, 2004, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        publicly admonished Mr. DeLay for intervening in a partisan conflict in 
        the Texas House of Representatives using the resources of a Federal 
        agency;
Whereas, on October 6, 2004, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, in 
        a letter to Mr. DeLay, noted that it had found it necessary to comment 
        on his conduct in a number of instances and reminded Mr. DeLay the 
        ``House Code of Official Conduct provides the Committee with authority 
        to deal with any given act or accumulation of acts which, in the 
        judgment of the Committee, are severe enough to reflect discredit on the 
        House'';
Whereas, on October 6, 2004, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        noted that a complaint before it alleged that Mr. DeLay used TRMPAC, the 
        Texans for a Republican Majority PAC, to funnel corporate funds to Texas 
        State campaigns in 2002 in violation of the Texas election code, and, 
        based on the information then in its possession, deferred action on the 
        matter pending action by the Texas Grand Jury and the Texas District 
        Attorney of TRMPAC's activities;
Whereas, on October 7, 2004, a Texas newspaper reported that a newly obtained 
        memo indicates that Mr. DeLay had personal involvement in directing some 
        of the fund-raising activities of TRMPAC for which three of Mr. DeLay's 
        associates have been indicted by a Texas Grand Jury; and
Whereas, in responding to the admonishments issued by the Committee on Standards 
        of Official Conduct, Mr. DeLay displayed contempt for that Committee, 
        for appropriate ethical standards, and for the House of Representatives 
        by the public statements he made and which were made on his behalf: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
authorized and directed to establish an Investigative Subcommittee to 
determine if there is substantial reason to believe that by his past 
and continuing conduct Mr. DeLay has violated the Code of Official 
Conduct or other relevant laws, rules or regulations; and be it further
    Resolved, That the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
retain a Special Counsel to assist in its investigation.
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