IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 878 

Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United 

States House of Representatives. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Mr. GUEST submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ethics 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos 

from the United States House of Representatives. 

Whereas Representative George Santos is a Member of the 

United States House of Representatives; 

Whereas soon after his election in November 2022, Representative Santos’ background came under public scrutiny; 

Whereas, on February 28, 2023, the Committee on Ethics of 

the House unanimously voted to impanel an Investigative 

Subcommittee (hereinafter in this resolution referred to 

as the ‘‘ISC’’) to review whether Representative Santos 

may have engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 

2022 congressional campaign, failed to properly disclose 

required information on statements filed with the House, 

violated Federal conflict of interest laws in connection 


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with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services, and 

engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office; 

Whereas the ISC met nine times and, over the course of its 

investigation, authorized 37 subpoenas and 43 voluntary 

requests for information (RFIs) leading to its receipt of 

over 172,000 pages of documents, contacted or interviewed over 40 witnesses, and reviewed materials received 

from the Office of Congressional Ethics and relevant 

court records; 

Whereas the ISC determined in its investigation that there 

was substantial evidence of violations of Federal law, the 

Rules of the House, and other applicable standards related to many of the allegations charged in the indictment, and substantial evidence of additional unlawful and 

unethical conduct not charged in the indictment; 

Whereas these additional violations relate to falsely reported 

loans reportedly received by his 2020 campaign and leadership political action committee, GADS PAC, improper 

loan repayments to himself, systemic reporting errors in 

his 2020 and 2022 campaign’s Federal Election Commission filings, and substantial evidence that campaign 

funds were converted to personal use; 

Whereas the ISC also identified additional errors and omissions in his 2020 and 2022 Financial Disclosure Statements, as well as violations of Federal law and the Rules 

of the House related to his unfiled 2021 and 2023 Financial Disclosure Statements, which were not charged in 

the indictment; 

Whereas the ISC also found that Representative Santos 

failed to meet his duty of candor with respect to the 


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ISC’s investigation, and instead presented the ISC with 

misrepresentations and delay tactics; 

Whereas, on May 10, 2023, Representative Santos was 

charged in Federal court in the Eastern District of New 

York with wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent political contribution scheme, unlawful monetary transactions in connection with the wire fraud allegations, 

theft of public money in connection with his alleged receipt of unemployment benefits, fraudulent application 

for and receipt of unemployment benefits, and false statements in connection with his 2020 and 2022 House of 

Representatives Financial Disclosure Statements; 

Whereas Nancy Marks, who served as Treasurer to Representative Santos’ campaign, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, falsifying records, and 

identity theft in connection with the Santos campaign; 

Whereas a superseding indictment was filed on October 10, 

2023, charging Representative Santos with additional 

violations related to his 2022 campaign, including allegations of falsifying Federal Election Commission reports in 

connection with a $500,000 personal loan that was never 

made, falsifying the names of contributors to his campaign, engaging in aggravated identity theft and access 

device fraud, and enriching himself through a fraudulent 

contribution scheme; 

Whereas Sam Miele, who served as a fundraiser to Representative Santos’ campaign, pleaded guilty to a Federal 

wire fraud charge after impersonating a senior congressional aide for the purposes of soliciting funds; 

Whereas the ISC that was established to review the allegations against Representative Santos adopted a report of 


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its findings and submitted the report to the full committee; 

Whereas the Committee on Ethics of the House unanimously 

voted to adopt the ISC report based upon the investigation providing substantial evidence that Representative 

Santos— 

(1) knowingly caused his campaign committee to file 

false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election 

Commission, used campaign funds for personal purposes, 

engaged in fraudulent conduct in connection with RedStone Strategies LLC, and engaged in knowing and willful violations of the Ethics in Government Act as it relates to his Financial Disclosure Statements filed with 

the House; 

(2) was a knowing and active participant in the 

wrongdoing; and 

(3) was given an opportunity, pursuant to Committee Rule 17(b), to submit a signed written statement 

responding to the allegations raised in a complaint filed 

by his fellow Members but did not do so; 

Whereas the ISC— 

(1) requested that Representative Santos provide all 

documents and information responsive to its Request for 

Information, but he did not do so; 

(2) asked Representative Santos to voluntarily testify, but he did not do so; and 

(3) provided Representative Santos the opportunity, 

pursuant to Committee Rule 19(b)(3), to provide a statement under oath, but he did not do so; 

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countable to the highest standards of conduct in order to 

safeguard the public’s faith in this institution; 

Whereas the Constitution of the United States charges the 

House with policing the behavior of its own Members, 

and the House should take action against Representative 

Santos commensurate with his violations of Federal law 

and the Rules of the House; and 

Whereas given his egregious violations, Representative George 

Santos is not fit to serve as a Member of the United 

States House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That pursuant to article I, section 5, clause 

2 2 of the Constitution of the United States, Representative 

3 George Santos, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the 

4 United States House of Representatives. 

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