House Calendar No. 18 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 136 

[Report No. 109–30] 

Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security 

to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 

after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of those officials relating to the security investigations and background checks relating to granting access to the White House of James 

D. Guckert (also known as Jeff Gannon). 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2005 

Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. THOMPSON

of Mississippi, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. DEFAZIO, 

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WATERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 

Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. LEE, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

CAPUANO, Ms. WATSON, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. OLVER, and Mrs. 

MALONEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

APRIL 5, 2005 

Additional sponsors: Mr. INSLEE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SANDERS, 

and Mr. ALLEN

APRIL 5, 2005 

Reported adversely from the Committee on the Judiciary, referred to the 

House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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RESOLUTION 

Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of 

those officials relating to the security investigations and 

background checks relating to granting access to the 

White House of James D. Guckert (also known as Jeff 

Gannon). 

1 Resolved, That the Attorney General and the Sec2 retary of Homeland Security are each directed to transmit 

3 to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 

4 after the date of the adoption of this resolution all docu5 ments in their possession relating to the security investiga6 tions and background checks relating to granting access 

7 to the White House of James D. Guckert (also known as 

8 Jeff Gannon) and any requisite instructions for handling 

9 such documents, including— 

10 (1) all records setting forth or discussing 

11 whether an individual granted access to the Presi12 dent or to the White House briefing room may use 

13 a false name; 

14 (2) all records setting forth or discussing poli15 cies, procedures, or guidelines discussing security 

16 clearances and background checks relating to grant17 ing access into the White House briefing room; 
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1 (3) all records indicating how the policies, pro2 cedures, or guidelines referred to above were com3 municated to Mr. Guckert; 

4 (4) all records indicating the officer or office re5 sponsible for requesting that the Secret Service 

6 carry out a security investigation or background 

7 check with respect to an individual seeking access to 

8 the President or to the White House briefing room; 

9 (5) all records setting forth the standards for 

10 security investigations or background checks with re11 spect to ‘‘day pass’’ credentials; 

12 (6) all records indicating or discussing whether 

13 and to what extent an individual who is cleared for 

14 a day pass for a given date is required to receive 

15 further security clearance for a day pass for a later 

16 date; 

17 (7) all records setting forth or discussing which 

18 officer or officers, if any, has the authority to ex19 empt an individual seeking access to the President 

20 or to the White House briefing room from the stand21 ards for security investigations or background 

22 checks that otherwise apply; and 

23 (8) all records of communication between the 

24 Secret Service and Mr. Guckert, including not only 

25 postal correspondence but also electronic mail cor-
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1 respondence, facsimile correspondence, records of 

2 telephone conversations, and any other records of 

3 communication. 

House Calendar No. 18 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 136 

[Report No. 109–30] 

RESOLUTION 

Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary 

Gannon). House of James D. Guckert (also known as Jeff checks relating to granting access to the White to the security investigations and background ments in the possession of those officials relating the date of the adoption of this resolution docuof Representatives not later than 14 days after of Homeland Security to transmit to the House 

APRIL 5, 2005 

Reported adversely from the Committee on the Judiciary, 

printed referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be