[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 281 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 281

    Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a 
    specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a 
                               committee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2021

  Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
 Davidson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Banks, Ms. Herrell, 
  Mr. Norman, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
   Palazzo, Mr. Cawthorn, and Mr. McKinley) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a 
    specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a 
                               committee.

    Resolved, That clause 2(m)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ``may administer oaths to 
witnesses'' and inserting ``shall administer the following oath to 
witnesses: `Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony that you 
are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the 
truth, so help you God?'''.
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