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G:\CMTE\RU\18\R\FEDGOVCOM.XML ..................................................................... (Original Signature of Member) 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES.

ll Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. JORDAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on lllllllllllllll RESOLUTION Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative sub- committee of the Committee on the Judiciary.

1 Resolved, SECTION 1.

SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN- MENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab- lished for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary called the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government (here- inafter referred to as the ‘‘select subcommittee’’).
(2) COMPOSITION.— (A) The select subcommittee shall be com- posed of the chair and ranking minority mem- ber of the Committee on the Judiciary, together with not more than 13 other Members, Dele- gates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 5 shall be appointed in consultation with the Minority Leader.

The Speaker shall designate one mem- ber of the select subcommittee as its chair.
Any vacancy in the select subcommittee shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap- pointment.

(B) Each member appointed to the select subcommittee shall be treated as though a member of the Committee on the Judiciary for purposes of the select subcommittee.
(b) INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITY.— (1) INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTIONS.—The select subcommittee is authorized and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and, not later than January 2, 2025, issue a final report to the House of its findings (and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) regarding— (A) the expansive role of Article II author- ity vested in the Executive Branch to collect in- formation on or otherwise investigate citizens of the United States, including ongoing criminal investigations; (B) how executive branch agencies work with, obtain information from, and provide in- formation to the private sector, non-profit enti- ties, or other government agencies to facilitate action against American citizens, including the extent, if any, to which illegal or improper, un- constitutional, or unethical activities were en- gaged in by the Executive Branch or private sector against citizens of the United States; (C) how executive branch agencies collect, compile, analyze, use, or disseminate informa- tion about citizens of the United States, includ- ing any unconstitutional, illegal, or unethical activities committed against citizens of the United States; (D)
 the laws, programs, and activities of the Executive Branch as they relate to the col- lection of information on citizens of the United States and the sources and methods used for the collection of information on citizens of the United States; (E) any other issues related to the viola- tion of the civil liberties of citizens of the United States; and (F) any other matter relating to informa- tion collected pursuant to the investigation con- ducted under this paragraph at any time during the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
(2) AUTHORITY.— (A) The select subcommittee may report to the House or any committee of the House from time to time the results of its investigations and studies, together with such detailed findings and legislative recommendations as it may deem advisable.

(B) Any markup of legislation shall be held at the full Committee level consistent with clause 1(l) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(c) PROCEDURE.— (1) Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep- resentatives and the rules of the Committee on the Judiciary shall apply to the select subcommittee in the same manner as a subcommittee except as fol- lows: (A) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after consultation with the ranking minor- ity member, recognize— (i) members of the select sub- committee to question a witness for periods longer than five minutes as though pursu- ant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of such rule XI; and (ii) staff of the select subcommittee to question a witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI.
(B) The Committee on the Judiciary (or the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, if acting in accordance with clause 2(m)(3)(A)(i) of rule XI) may authorize and issue subpoenas to be returned at the select subcommittee.
(C) With regard to the full scope of inves- tigative authority under subsection (b)(1), the select subcommittee shall be authorized to re- ceive information available to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, consistent with congressional reporting requirements for intelligence and intelligence-related activities, and any such information received shall be sub- ject to the terms and conditions applicable under clause 11 of rule X.
(2) The provisions of this resolution shall gov- ern the proceedings of the select subcommittee in the event of any conflict with the rules of the House or of the Committee on the Judiciary.

(d) SERVICE.—Service on the select subcommittee shall not count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
(e) SUCCESSOR.—The Committee on the Judiciary is the ‘‘successor in interest’’ to the select subcommittee for purposes of clause 8(c) of rule II of the Rules of the House 14 of Representatives.

15 16 (f) SUNSET.—The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 30 days after filing the final report required under 17 subsection (b).