[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 12 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 12

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      January 10, 2023.
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Establishment; Composition.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established for the One Hundred 
        Eighteenth Congress a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee 
        on the Judiciary called the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of 
        the Federal Government (hereinafter referred to as the ``select 
        subcommittee'').
            (2) Composition.--
                    (A) The select subcommittee shall be composed of the chair 
                and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, 
                together with not more than 13 other Members, Delegates, or the 
                Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more 
                than 5 shall be appointed in consultation with 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 the Judiciary 
                for purposes of the select subcommittee.
    (b) Investigative Functions and Authority.--
            (1) Investigative functions.--The select subcommittee is authorized 
        and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and, 
        not later than January 2, 2025, issue a final report to the House of its 
        findings (and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) regarding--
                    (A) the expansive role of article II authority vested in the 
                executive branch to collect information on or otherwise 
                investigate citizens of the United States, including ongoing 
                criminal investigations;
                    (B) how executive branch agencies work with, obtain 
                information from, and provide information to the private sector, 
                non-profit entities, or other government agencies to facilitate 
                action against American citizens, including the extent, if any, 
                to which illegal or improper, unconstitutional, or unethical 
                activities were engaged in by the executive branch or private 
                sector against citizens of the United States;
                    (C) how executive branch agencies collect, compile, analyze, 
                use, or disseminate information about citizens of the United 
                States, including any unconstitutional, illegal, or unethical 
                activities committed against citizens of the United States;
                    (D) the laws, programs, and activities of the executive 
                branch as they relate to the collection of information on 
                citizens of the United States and the sources and methods used 
                for the collection of information on citizens of the United 
                States;
                    (E) any other issues related to the violation of the civil 
                liberties of citizens of the United States; and
                    (F) any other matter relating to information collected 
                pursuant to the investigation conducted under this paragraph at 
                any time during the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
            (2) Authority.--
                    (A) 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.
                    (B) Any markup of legislation shall be held at the full 
                Committee level consistent with clause 1(l) of rule X of the 
                Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (c) Procedure.--
            (1) Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and the 
        rules of the Committee on the Judiciary shall apply to the select 
        subcommittee in the same manner as a subcommittee except as follows:
                    (A) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after 
                consultation with the ranking minority member, recognize--
                            (i) 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
                            (ii) staff of the select subcommittee to question a 
                        witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of such 
                        rule XI.
                    (B) The Committee on the Judiciary (or the chair of the 
                Committee on the Judiciary, if acting in accordance with clause 
                2(m)(3)(A)(i) of rule XI) may authorize and issue subpoenas to 
                be returned at the select subcommittee.
                    (C) With regard to the full scope of investigative authority 
                under subsection (b)(1), the select subcommittee shall be 
                authorized to receive information available to the Permanent 
                Select Committee on Intelligence, consistent with congressional 
                reporting requirements for intelligence and intelligence-related 
                activities, and any such information received shall be subject 
                to the terms and conditions applicable under clause 11 of rule 
                X.
            (2) 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 the Judiciary.
    (d) Service.--Service on the select subcommittee shall not count against the 
limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
    (e) Successor.--The Committee on the Judiciary is the ``successor in 
interest'' to the select subcommittee for purposes of clause 8(c) of rule II of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (f) Sunset.--The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 30 days after 
filing the final report required under subsection (b).
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.