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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1608 

Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to release 

to the public the committee’s report on its investigation into allegations 

against former Representative Matt Gaetz. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2024 

Mr. CASTEN submitted the following resolution; 

DECEMBER 5, 2024 

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

RESOLUTION 

Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to release to the public the committee’s report on its investigation into allegations against former 

Representative Matt Gaetz. 

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 

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tion 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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics of the House 

2 of Representatives shall immediately release the latest 

3 draft of its report and a summary of its findings to the 

4 public, including any conclusions, draft reports, rec5 ommendations, attachments, exhibits and accompanying 

6 materials, with such redactions as may be necessary and 

7 appropriate to protect sensitive information, including wit8 ness identities, related to its investigation into allegations 

9 against former Representative Matt Gaetz. 

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