IV 

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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1609 

Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and release records of the 

Committee’s review of the alleged misconduct of Matthew Louis Gaetz 

II of Florida while serving as a Member of the House of Representatives. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2024 

Mr. COHEN submitted the following resolution; 

DECEMBER 5, 2024 

By motion of the House, referred to the Committee on Ethics 

RESOLUTION 

Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and release 

records of the Committee’s review of the alleged misconduct of Matthew Louis Gaetz II of Florida while 

serving as a Member of the House of Representatives. 

Whereas Matthew Louis Gaetz II of Florida served in the 

House of Representatives from January 3, 2017 through 

November 13, 2024; 

Whereas clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the Constitution 

of the United States establishes that ‘‘Each House may 

determine the Rules of its proceedings’’ and ‘‘punish its 

members for disorderly Behavior’’; 

Whereas clause 3(a)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives provides the Committee on Ethics the 


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authority to investigate alleged violations ‘‘by a Member, 

Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 

the House of the Code of Official Conduct or of a law, 

rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable 

to the conduct of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee in the performance of the 

duties or the discharge of the responsibilities of such individual’’; 

Whereas, on April 9, 2021, the Committee on Ethics initiated 

a review of allegations that Representative 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 to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of 

House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct’’ in violation of Federal law and the Rules of the House; 

Whereas, on June 18, 2024, the Committee on Ethics released a statement acknowledging the Committee’s continued review of 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’’; and 

Whereas if Representative Gaetz engaged in the alleged violations while serving as a Member of the House, such conduct would affect the rights of the House of Representatives and the integrity of the legislative process: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics shall— 


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1 (1) preserve all documents and investigative 

2 materials related to any review of Matthew Louis 

3 Gaetz II’s conduct while serving as a Member of the 

4 House of Representatives; 

5 (2) publicly release the Committee’s report, in6 cluding any associated findings, recommendations, 

7 and proposed disciplinary actions, as discussed by 

8 the Committee on November 20, 2024, regarding the 

9 alleged violations of the Code of Official Conduct of 

10 the House or of a law, rule, regulation, or other 

11 standard of conduct by Matthew Louis Gaetz II 

12 while serving as a Member of the House of Rep13 resentatives; and 

14 (3) in accordance with the Committee’s practice 

15 for releasing public documents, anonymize witness 

16 identities and redact any personally identifiable in17 formation of minors and victims from any House 

18 documents associated with this matter before pub19 licly releasing them. 

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