[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 650 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 650

                    In the matter of George Santos.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 11, 2023

 Mr. Goldman of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 
                  referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                    In the matter of George Santos.

Whereas Representative George Santos deceived and defrauded the voters of New 
        York's Third Congressional District by falsely representing his 
        education, his employment history, his religion, his campaign finances, 
        and his family's connections to some of the world's most tragic events 
        of the past century;
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that he is a member of the Jewish 
        faith, including the lie that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors;
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that his mother survived the terrorist 
        attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001;
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that 4 of his employees died in the 
        mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida;
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that he received a bachelor's degree 
        from Baruch College where he was a volleyball champion, and that he 
        received a master's degree from New York University;
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that he had worked at Goldman Sachs 
        and Citigroup;
Whereas, in May 2016, George Santos reportedly stole $3,000 from 2 New Jersey 
        veterans by fraudulently creating a GoFundMe page to raise money for 
        lifesaving surgery for 1 veteran's dog but that was never used for its 
        stated purpose;
Whereas George Santos falsely claimed that he founded an animal rescue charity 
        that saved more than 2,500 dogs and cats;
Whereas Representative George Santos ran for Congress in 2020, and stated in his 
        financial disclosure report for that campaign that he possessed no 
        assets, real estate, or dividends, and received a salary of $55,000 from 
        his then-employer;
Whereas, as early as January 15, 2021, Representative George Santos's campaign 
        committee received more than $5,000 in contributions in support of his 
        candidacy for the congressional seat in New York's Third Congressional 
        District;
Whereas, on April 17, 2021, Mr. Santos filed his Statement of Candidacy, and by 
        that time, his campaign had received more than $200,000 in 
        contributions;
Whereas individuals who become a candidate for the House of Representatives must 
        file a financial disclosure report (or request an extension) no later 
        than 30 days after they raise or spend $5,000 towards their House race, 
        and in no case later than 30 days after filing;
Whereas Mr. Santos was required to file his first financial disclosure report no 
        later than May 15, 2021, and a second financial disclosure report on May 
        16, 2022;
Whereas Mr. Santos failed to seek an extension of his filing deadline yet did 
        not file any financial disclosure report until September 6, 2022, after 
        the Republican primary on August 23, 2022;
Whereas in the financial disclosure report September 6, 2022, Mr. Santos 
        reported a checking account balance of more than $100,000, a savings 
        account balance of more than $1,000,000, an apartment in Brazil valued 
        between $500,000 and $1,000,000, the receipt of ``dividends'' in excess 
        of $1,000,000, and a salary of $750,000 that he paid himself for both 
        2021 and 2022 from an entity he incorporated in May 2021;
Whereas Mr. Santos's entity was dissolved by the State of Florida for failure to 
        file an annual statement that would have disclosed details about the 
        entity's finances;
Whereas Mr. Santos admitted that he did not own an apartment in Brazil and 
        confessed to Brazilian authorities that he engaged in identity theft and 
        check fraud;
Whereas in his 2022 campaign, Mr. Santos donated a total of $705,000 to his 
        campaign, $580,000 of which was made before he ever filed a financial 
        disclosure report for the 2022 election cycle;
Whereas Mr. 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, 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, and was referred to the Committee on 
        Ethics;
Whereas, on May 17, 2023, the House voted to once again refer H. Res. 114 to the 
        Committee on Ethics;
Whereas, on May 17, 2023, the Speaker promised that the Committee on Ethics 
        would expedite its investigation and other Republicans said that the 
        Committee would report back to the full House within 60 days; and
Whereas more than 60 days have elapsed, and the Committee on Ethics has not 
        reported back to the House about any findings from its investigation: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That, pursuant to article I, section 5, clause 2 of the 
Constitution of the United States, Representative George Santos, be, 
and he hereby is, expelled from the House of Representatives.
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