IV 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 785 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2009 Mr. Conyers (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to inspect and receive certain tax returns and tax return information for the purposes of its investigation into whether United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous should be impeached, and for other purposes.

Whereas information contained in return or return information (as those terms are defined in section 6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) relating to United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous cannot reasonably be obtained from any other source: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1)the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized, pursuant to section 6103(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to inspect and receive any return or return information (as those terms are defined in section 6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for tax years 1990 through 2008 relating to United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous for the purposes of its investigation into whether Judge Porteous should be impeached; and (2)such returns and return information shall be furnished to the Committee in closed executive session.