[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 180 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H6400-H6401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RAISING A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
Mr. CASTEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to raise a question of the privileges
of the House and offer a resolution previously noticed.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution.
The Clerk read as follows:
H. Res. 1608
Whereas on April 9, 2021, the Committee on Ethics of the
House of Representatives announced that it had begun to
investigate allegations that Representative Matt Gaetz may
have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use,
shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor,
misused State identification records, converted campaign
funds for personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper
gratuity, or impermissible gift in violation of the Rules of
the House, laws, or other standards of conduct;
Whereas over three years, the Committee on Ethics of the
House of Representatives compiled an extensive investigative
record pursuant to Committee Rules 14(a)(3) and 18(a) into
allegations that Representative Gaetz may have engaged in
sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper
gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals
with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to
obstruct government investigations of his conduct;
Whereas on November 13, 2024, Representative Matt Gaetz
announced his resignation from Congress;
Whereas there is precedent for the Committee on Ethics of
the House of Representatives to continue investigating and
release reports of its investigations into former Members of
the House of Representatives;
Whereas in 1987, the Committee on Ethics of the House of
Representatives released a report on its investigation into
allegations of the misuse of campaign funds, improper gifts,
the failure to reveal business interests on his financial
disclosure, and the acceptance of a bribe by former
Representative Bill Boner following his resignation from
Congress;
Whereas in 1990, the Committee on Ethics of the House of
Representatives released a report on its investigations of
sexual misconduct allegations, which included having sexual
intercourse with a minor and making sexual advances towards a
congressional employee, against former Representative Don
Lukens following his resignation from Congress;
Whereas in 2006, the Committee on Ethics of the House of
Representatives released a report on its investigation of
sexual misconduct allegations, which included sending
sexually explicit messages to at least one minor, against
former Representative Mark Foley following his resignation
from Congress;
Whereas in 2011, the Committee on Ethics of the House of
Representatives continued its investigation into allegations
of sexual misconduct against former Representative Eric Massa
following his resignation from Congress; and
Whereas given the serious nature of the allegations against
Representative Gaetz, a failure of the Committee on Ethics of
the House of Representatives to publicly release its report
on its investigation undermines the committee's credibility
and impedes the safety, dignity, and integrity of the
legislative proceedings of the House: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics of the House of
Representatives shall immediately release the latest draft of
its report and a summary of its findings to the public,
including any conclusions, draft reports, recommendations,
attachments, exhibits and accompanying materials, with such
redactions as may be necessary and appropriate to protect
sensitive information, including witness identities, related
to its investigation into allegations against former
Representative Matt Gaetz.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution qualifies.
Motion to Refer
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Ethics.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Scalise of Louisiana moves to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Ethics.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana is recognized
for 1 hour.
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, the Member being referenced in the
resolution has actually resigned from the House of Representatives.
Therefore, the question is moot.
Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the motion to refer, and I
yield back the balance of my time and move the previous question.
The previous question was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to refer.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. CASTEN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 206,
nays 198, not voting 29, as follows:
[Roll No. 490]
YEAS--206
Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Fong
Foxx
Franklin, Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Garbarino
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Graves (LA)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Lopez
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McCormick
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rogers (AL)
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rulli
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wied
Williams (NY)
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke
NAYS--198
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amo
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gonzalez, V.
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Lee Carter
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
McIver
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pelosi
Peltola
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NOT VOTING--29
Blumenauer
Bowman
Crenshaw
Crockett
Cuellar
Duncan
Evans
Fletcher
Gallego
Garcia, Mike
Gomez
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grijalva
Lieu
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Massie
McHenry
Mullin
Perez
Porter
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Sherrill
Swalwell
Waltz
Wexton
announcement by the speaker pro tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1758
Mr. GROTHMAN changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to refer was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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