[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 177 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER RESOLUTION RAISING A QUESTION OF THE 
                        PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. D'ESPOSITO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I 
rise to give notice of my intention to raise a question of the 
privileges of the House.
  The form of the resolution is as follows:
  H. Res. 773 providing for the expulsion of Representative George 
Santos from the House of Representatives.
  Whereas, George Anthony Devolder Santos, known as George Santos, was 
elected to represent New York's Third Congressional District in the 
House of Representatives on November 8, 2022;
  Whereas, after election day, it was revealed George Santos lied about 
a significant portion of his background, including his education and 
previous employment;
  Whereas, George Santos has a long history of misrepresenting his and 
his family's connections to major events, including the Holocaust, the 
September 11 terrorist attacks, and the Pulse nightclub shooting;
  Whereas, on May 9, 2023, George Santos was indicted on 13 counts of 
wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds, and lying on 
Federal financial disclosure forms to the House of Representatives;
  Whereas, a Federal grand jury indicted an aide to George Santos' 
campaign on charges of wire fraud and identity theft for defrauding 
potential donors by impersonating Speaker Kevin McCarthy's former chief 
of staff;
  Whereas, on October 5, 2023, George Santos' former campaign treasurer 
pled guilty to falsifying campaign finance records, including lying 
about a $500,000 loan that George Santos claimed to have donated to the 
campaign himself;
  Whereas, on October 10, 2023, George Santos was federally charged 
with an additional 10 criminal counts;
  Whereas, the additional charges were serious in nature, including 
conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, wire fraud, 
aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, false statements to the 
Federal Election Commission, and falsifying records to obstruct the 
Commission;
  Whereas, the indictment outlined a vast amount of evidence against 
Santos, including conversations he held with his former campaign 
treasurer outlining plans to commit the fraud he is charged with;
  Whereas, these charges indicate that George Santos engaged in serious 
financial fraud throughout his 2022 campaign for the House of 
Representatives;
  Whereas, George Santos stole over $44,000 from donors by charging 
their credit cards without authorization;
  Whereas, George Santos directly profited from his fraudulent actions, 
including transferring money to his own bank account to buy luxury 
items and pay off debts;
  Whereas, George Santos engaged in election fraud throughout his 2022 
campaign by deceiving voters regarding his biography, defrauding 
donors, and engaging in other illegal campaign behavior; and
  Whereas, as a result of these actions, George Santos is not fit to 
serve his constituents as a United States Representative:
  Now, therefore, be it resolved that, pursuant to Article I, Section 
5, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States of America, 
Representative George Santos be, and he hereby is, expelled from the 
House of Representatives.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the 
floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader 
as a question of the privileges of the House has immediate 
precedence only at a time designated by the Chair within 2 legislative 
days after the resolution is properly noticed.

  Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.

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