[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 553 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 553

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 12, 2019.
Whereas on September 26, 2017, Roger J. Stone Jr. appeared in Washington, DC, 
        and was interviewed by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the House of Representatives in connection with that Committee's 
        investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States 
        election;
Whereas the Department of Justice requested in a December 14, 2018, letter to 
        the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that the Committee 
        provide a transcript of its September 26, 2017, interview with Mr. 
        Stone, as well as any other written submissions or correspondence from 
        Mr. Stone or his attorneys before and after his interview;
Whereas on December 20, 2018, pursuant to a bipartisan Committee vote on that 
        date authorizing the release of Executive Session materials, the then-
        Chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
        Intelligence jointly sent the Department of Justice the transcript of 
        Mr. Stone's September 26, 2017, interview, as well as an enumerated list 
        of related materials;
Whereas on January 24, 2019, Mr. Stone was indicted by a grand jury on seven 
        counts, including one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, in 
        violation of sections 1505 and 2 of title 18, United States Code, and 
        five counts of making false statements in violation of sections 
        1001(a)(2) and 2 of title 18, United States Code;
Whereas the Department of Justice requested via letter on August 20, 2019, that 
        the House voluntarily provide to it a copy of the on-the-record portions 
        of the audio backup file of Mr. Stone's September 26, 2017, transcribed 
        interview;
Whereas by the privileges and rights of the House of Representatives, an audio 
        backup file of Mr. Stone's transcribed interview may not be taken from 
        the possession or control of the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
        by mandate of process of the article III courts of the United States, 
        and may not be provided pursuant to requests by the court or the parties 
        to United States of America v. Stone except at the direction of the 
        House; and
Whereas it is the judgment of the House of Representatives that, in the 
        particular circumstances of this case, providing a copy of the on-the-
        record portions of the audio backup file of Mr. Stone's transcribed 
        interview to the prosecuting attorneys in the case of United States v. 
        Stone would promote the ends of justice in a manner consistent with the 
        privileges and rights of the House: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives directs the Clerk of the House 
to provide for use at trial a copy of the on-the-record portions of the audio 
backup file of the transcribed interview of Roger J. Stone Jr. that was 
conducted by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives on September 26, 2017, to the prosecuting attorneys in the case 
of United States of America v. Stone, No. 1:19-cr-00018-ABJ (D.D.C.).
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.