[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1305 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1305

Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on 
    September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and 
withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall 
   Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of 
                               Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2024

 Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Massie, Mr. Roy, Mr. Ogles, 
   Mr. Clyde, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Harshbarger, Ms. 
    Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Miller of 
  Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Crane, Ms. Greene of 
   Georgia, Mr. Banks, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
Rosendale, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Gooden of Texas) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, 
 and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on 
    September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and 
withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall 
   Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of 
                               Congress.

Whereas, on June 30, 2021, Representative Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives, established the Select Committee to 
        Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol 
        (``Select Committee'');
Whereas the Select Committee was deficient in its composition, as H. Res. 503, 
        the resolution establishing the Committee stated, ``The Speaker shall 
        appoint 13 Members to the Select Committee, 5 of whom shall be appointed 
        after consultation with the minority leader;'';
Whereas Speaker Pelosi refused to seat Republican members named by Minority 
        Leader Kevin McCarthy to the Select Committee, resulting in a solely 
        partisan exercise determined to vilify President Trump and his advisors 
        for the January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol;
Whereas Speaker Pelosi refused the selections of Minority Leader McCarthy and 
        named only Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger to the Select 
        Committee, leaving the committee with nine members rather than the 
        required thirteen;
Whereas the Select Committee held hearings, issued subpoenas, and published a 
        flawed report without the number of members required by H. Res. 503;
Whereas shortly before hearings began, the Select Committee named Representative 
        Cheney as ``Vice Chair'' and operated without a ranking minority member;
Whereas the position of vice chair is distinct and different from a ranking 
        minority member as clearly understood by House Rules, conference and 
        caucus rules, and precedent;
Whereas H. Res. 503 specifically required the Chair of the Select Committee to 
        ``consult with the ranking minority member'' in certain circumstances;
Whereas H. Res. 503 included the requirement that the Chair of the Select 
        Committee could only issue a subpoena ``upon consultation with the 
        ranking minority member'';
Whereas House Democrats failed to draft and pass H. Res. 503 in a manner giving 
        the Select Committee Chair unilateral authority to issue subpoenas, 
        thereby rendering all subpoenas issued by the Select Committee legally 
        insufficient;
Whereas Representative Bennie Thompson, then Chair of the Select Committee, 
        failed to ensure the preservation of all documents from the Select 
        Committee as is required by House Rules, including documents, 
        transcripts of witness interviews, and video recordings of the 
        interviews;
Whereas the Select Committee promoted numerous theories without first verifying 
        the veracity of the allegations by interviewing witnesses with actual 
        firsthand knowledge of the allegations;
Whereas the Select Committee was a partisan exercise from the beginning and its 
        hearings and final report are tainted by the unprecedented partisan 
        decisions made by Speaker Pelosi;
Whereas for nearly two years, the January 6th Committee presented uncorroborated 
        evidence that fit its narrative with the intent of disgracing President 
        Trump, his advisors, and supporters in an effort to influence future 
        elections;
Whereas members of the January 6th Committee withheld and destroyed information 
        that would have provided evidence that former President Donald Trump did 
        not engage in an ``insurrection''; and
Whereas the imprisonment of Peter Navarro and the impending imprisonment of 
        Steve Bannon represents an unprecedented attempt to silence and 
        marginalize political opponents: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
        the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on 
        the United States Capitol was illegitimate, that the 
        conclusions and findings presented were predetermined due to 
        the committee's partisan nature, and that the courts should set 
        aside any convictions or commute any sentences stemming from 
        contempt reports issued by the Select Committee;
            (2) the subpoenas issued on September 23, 2021, October 6, 
        2021, and February 9, 2022, for Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall 
        Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro are hereby 
        rescinded;
            (3) H. Res. 730, recommending that the House of 
        Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress, 
        adopted on October 21, 2021, is withdrawn, dismissed, and 
        otherwise ended and concluded without further proceedings or 
        enforcement;
            (4) H. Res. 1037, recommending that the House of 
        Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr. 
        in contempt of Congress, adopted on April 6, 2022, is 
        withdrawn, dismissed, and otherwise ended and concluded without 
        further proceedings or enforcement;
            (5) H. Res. 851, recommending that the House of 
        Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of 
        Congress, adopted on December 14, 2021, is withdrawn, 
        dismissed, and otherwise ended and concluded without further 
        proceedings or enforcement; and
            (6) pursuant to sections 192 and 194 of title 2, United 
        States Code, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
        notify the Department of Justice that the subpoenas are hereby 
        rescinded and shall be considered null and void.
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