H. Res. 430 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 11, 2019. 

Resolved, That the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized, on behalf 

of such Committee, to initiate or intervene in any judicial 

proceeding before a Federal court— 

(1) to seek declaratory judgments and any and all 

ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirming the 

duty of— 

(A) William P. Barr, Attorney General, to 

comply with the subpoena that is the subject of the 

resolution accompanying House Report 116–105; 

and 

(B) Donald F. McGahn, II, former White 

House Counsel, to comply with the subpoena issued 

to him on April 22, 2019; and 

(2) to petition for disclosure of information regarding any matters identified in or relating to the subpoenas referred to in paragraph (1) or any accompanying report, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal 
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Procedure 6(e), including Rule 6(e)(3)(E) (providing 

that the court may authorize disclosure of a grand-jury 

matter ‘‘preliminarily to * * * a judicial proceeding’’). 

Resolved, That the chair of each standing and permanent 

select committee, when authorized by the Bipartisan Legal 

Advisory Group, retains the ability to initiate or intervene in 

any judicial proceeding before a Federal court on behalf of 

such committee, to seek declaratory judgments and any and 

all ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirming the 

duty of the recipient of any subpoena duly issued by that 

committee to comply with that subpoena. Consistent with the 

Congressional Record statement on January 3, 2019, by the 

chair of the Committee on Rules regarding the civil enforcement of subpoenas pursuant to clause 8(b) of rule II, a vote 

of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to authorize litigation and to articulate the institutional position of the House 

in that litigation is the equivalent of a vote of the full House 

of Representatives. 

Resolved, That in connection with any judicial proceeding 

brought under the first or second resolving clauses, the chair 

of any standing or permanent select committee exercising authority thereunder has any and all necessary authority under 

Article I of the Constitution. 

Resolved, That the chair of any standing or permanent 

select committee exercising authority described in the first or 
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second resolving clause shall notify the House of Representatives, with respect to the commencement of any judicial proceeding thereunder. 

Resolved, That the Office of General Counsel of the 

House of Representatives shall, with the authorization of the 

Speaker, represent any standing or permanent select committee in any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in 

pursuant to the authority described in the first or second resolving clause. 

Resolved, That the Office of General Counsel of the 

House of Representatives is authorized to retain private 

counsel, either for pay or pro bono, to assist in the representation of any standing or permanent select committee in any 

judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to the 

authority described in the first or second resolving clause. 

Attest: 

Clerk.