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

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 935

   Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a 
  select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and 
                                Reform.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2020

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a 
  select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and 
                                Reform.

    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.
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