[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 531 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 531

 Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to 
 immediately notify the full House of Representatives with respect to 
the names of the individuals who guaranteed Representative Santos' bail 
   bond in relation to the indictment brought against Representative 
  Santos in May 2023 by the Department of Justice, and submit to the 
 House of Representatives an interim report on the investigation into 
   Representative Santos not later than July 17, 2023, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2023

 Mr. Landsman (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) submitted the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to 
 immediately notify the full House of Representatives with respect to 
the names of the individuals who guaranteed Representative Santos' bail 
   bond in relation to the indictment brought against Representative 
  Santos in May 2023 by the Department of Justice, and submit to the 
 House of Representatives an interim report on the investigation into 
   Representative Santos not later than July 17, 2023, and for other 
                               purposes.

Whereas Representative George Santos was indicted by the Department of Justice 
        on May 9, 2023, for wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, 
        and making false statements to the House of Representatives;
Whereas Representative Santos was released on, among other things, a $500,000 
        bond guaranteed by three individuals;
Whereas the Committee on Ethics of the House has requested that Representative 
        Santos provide it with the identities of the individuals who guaranteed 
        the bond;
Whereas, on February 9, 2023, House Resolution 114, One Hundred Eighteenth 
        Congress (H. Res. 114), was introduced in the House calling for the 
        expulsion of Representative Santos;
Whereas, on May 17, 2023, the House voted to refer H. Res. 114 to the Committee 
        on Ethics; and
Whereas the Speaker of the House publicly stated that he would ask the Committee 
        on Ethics to expedite its investigation and report back to the House 
        within 60 days: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Committee on Ethics of the House shall report to 
        the full House of Representatives not later than 2 days after 
        the adoption of this resolution on whether Representative 
        Santos has provided the Committee with the names of the 
        individuals who guaranteed his bond;
            (2) if so, the Committee on Ethics shall report to the full 
        House the identities of such individuals; and
            (3) the Committee on Ethics shall report to the House with 
        interim findings related to its investigation with respect to 
        H. Res. 114 and this resolution not later than July 17, 2023.
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