[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 935 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 935

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        April 23, 2020.
    Resolved, That there is hereby established a select investigative 
subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform called the Select 
Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (hereinafter referred to as the ``select 
subcommittee'').
    Sec. 2. (a) The select subcommittee shall be composed of not more than 12 
Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of 
whom not more than 5 shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority 
leader. The Speaker shall designate one member of the select subcommittee as its 
chair. Any vacancy in the select subcommittee shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment.
    (b) Each member appointed to the select subcommittee shall be treated as 
though a member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform for purposes of the 
select subcommittee.
    Sec. 3. (a) The select subcommittee is authorized and directed to conduct a 
full and complete investigation and study and issue a final report to the House 
of its findings (and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) regarding--
            (1) the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and transparency of the 
        use of taxpayer funds and relief programs to address the coronavirus 
        crisis, including through Federal agencies, State and local government 
        entities, financial institutions and other private businesses, 
        contracts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, investments, cooperative 
        agreements, or any other means;
            (2) reports of waste, fraud, abuse, price gouging, profiteering, or 
        other abusive practices related to the coronavirus crisis;
            (3) the implementation or effectiveness of any Federal law applied, 
        enacted, or under consideration to address the coronavirus crisis and 
        prepare for future pandemics;
            (4) preparedness for and response to the coronavirus crisis, 
        including the planning for and implementation of testing, containment, 
        mitigation, and surveillance activities; the acquisition, distribution, 
        or stockpiling of protective equipment and medical supplies; and the 
        development of vaccines and treatments;
            (5) the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on individuals, 
        communities, small businesses, health care providers, States, and local 
        government entities;
            (6) any disparate impacts of the coronavirus crisis on different 
        communities and populations, including with respect to race, ethnicity, 
        age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and 
        geographic region, and any measures taken to address such disparate 
        impacts;
            (7) executive branch policies, deliberations, decisions, activities, 
        and internal and external communications related to the coronavirus 
        crisis;
            (8) the protection of whistleblowers who provide information about 
        waste, fraud, abuse, or other improper activities related to the 
        coronavirus crisis;
            (9) cooperation by the executive branch and others with Congress, 
        the Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office, and others 
        in connection with oversight of the preparedness for and response to the 
        coronavirus crisis; and
            (10) any other issues related to the coronavirus crisis.
    (b) The select subcommittee may report to the House or any committee of the 
House from time to time the results of its investigations and studies, together 
with such detailed findings and legislative recommendations as it may deem 
advisable.
    (c) The select subcommittee may not hold a markup of legislation.
    Sec. 4. (a) Rule XI and the rules of the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
shall apply to the select subcommittee in the same manner as a subcommittee 
except as follows:
            (1) The chair of the select subcommittee may authorize and issue 
        subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI and rule 12(g) of the rules 
        of the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the investigation and study 
        conducted pursuant to section 3, including for the purpose of taking 
        depositions.
            (2) The chair of the select subcommittee is authorized to compel by 
        subpoena the furnishing of information by interrogatory.
            (3) Subpoenas so authorized may be signed by the chair of the select 
        subcommittee or a designee.
            (4) The chair of the select subcommittee may order the taking of 
        depositions, under oath and pursuant to notice or subpoena, by a member 
        of the select subcommittee or a counsel of the select subcommittee. Such 
        depositions shall be governed by rule 15 of the rules of the Committee 
        on Oversight and Reform. For purposes of such rule, references to ``the 
        Committee'' shall be construed as references to the select subcommittee.
            (5) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after consultation 
        with the ranking minority member, recognize--
                    (A) members of the select subcommittee to question a witness 
                for periods longer than five minutes as though pursuant to 
                clause 2(j)(2)(B) of such rule XI; and
                    (B) staff of the select subcommittee to question a witness 
                as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI.
            (6) Agenda and reports required by rule 2(f) and rule 4(c) of the 
        rules of the Committee on Oversight and Reform shall be required on the 
        third calendar day before a meeting, hearing, or consideration of a 
        report, as applicable.
    (b) The provisions of this resolution shall govern the proceedings of the 
select subcommittee in the event of any conflict with the rules of the House or 
of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
    Sec. 5.  Any committee of the House having custody of records in any form 
relating to the matters described in section 3 shall transfer copies of such 
records to the select subcommittee within 7 days of the adoption of this 
resolution or receipt of such records. Such records shall become the records of 
the select subcommittee.
    Sec. 6.  Service on the select subcommittee shall not count against the 
limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X.
    Sec. 7.  The Committee on Oversight and Reform is the ``successor in 
interest'' to the select subcommittee for purposes of clause 8(c) of rule II.
    Sec. 8.  The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 30 days after filing 
the final report required under section 3.
    Sec. 9. (a) For further expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, there shall be paid out of the 
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives an additional amount of 
$2,000,000.
    (b) Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized by 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform, signed by the chair of that committee, 
and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House Administration.
    Sec. 10.  Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.