IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 140 

Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security 

Council and urging his immediate removal. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2017 

Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 

Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEEKS, 

Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. VARGAS, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. 

BROWN of Maryland, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 

CROWLEY, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. MENG, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN

GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. BASS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, and Mr. PALLONE) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 

Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 


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RESOLUTION 

Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the 

National Security Council and urging his immediate removal. 

Whereas Steve Bannon was the Chairman of Breitbart News, 

a website for the ‘‘alt-right’’ movement, which includes 

White Supremacists, anti-Semites, anti-Muslims, nativists, and other political extremists; 

Whereas under Steve Bannon, Breitbart News published inflammatory pieces about women, Muslims and other 

groups; 

Whereas Steve Bannon once described Breitbart as the ‘‘platform’’ of the alt-right; 

Whereas Steve Bannon has been praised by White nationalist 

groups and the KKK; 

Whereas Steve Bannon has also espoused a false theory of a 

violent clash of civilizations between the West and Islam 

that only serves to fuel violent extremism; 

Whereas Steve Bannon is President Trump’s ‘‘Chief Strategist and Senior Counsel’’ at the White House to advise 

on political matters; 

Whereas, on Saturday, January 28, 2017, President Trump 

gave Steve Bannon a permanent position on the National 

Security Council (NSC); 

Whereas on that same day, President Trump demoted the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff, who provide critical, independent 

voices on the NSC; 

Whereas the presence of Steve Bannon, one of President 

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cipals Committee of the NSC and his standing invitation 

to attend the meetings erodes the impartial function of 

the Council; 

Whereas the NSC was created by the National Security Act 

of 1947 as an interdepartmental body to independently 

advise the President ‘‘with respect to the integration of 

domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the national security so as to enable the Armed Forces and the 

other departments and agencies of the United States 

Government to cooperate more effectively in matters involving the national security.’’; 

Whereas any appearance of partisan politics undermines the 

NSC mission and calls into question every action of the 

NSC and our Government’s national security agencies; 

Whereas it is unprecedented to have such a partisan and divisive figure on the National Security Council; 

Whereas Steve Bannon has little Government experience or 

high-level decisionmaking experience; and 

Whereas political strategists have never before participated in 

National Security Council Principals meetings: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the permanent position of Steve 

3 Bannon on the National Security Council (NSC); 

4 (2) urges President Trump to remove Steve 

5 Bannon immediately from the NSC; and 


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1 (3) urges Congress to expend any necessary re2 sources to protect our national security and remove 

3 Steven Bannon from this position. 

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