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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 935 

Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select 

investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2020 

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

Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. 

1 Resolved, That there is hereby established a select in2 vestigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight 

3 and Reform called the Select Subcommittee on the 

4 Coronavirus Crisis (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select 

5 subcommittee’’). 

6 SEC. 2. (a) The select subcommittee shall be com7 posed of not more than 12 Members, Delegates, or the 

8 Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of 

9 whom not more than 5 shall be appointed on the rec10 ommendation of the minority leader. The Speaker shall 


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1 designate one member of the select subcommittee as its 

2 chair. Any vacancy in the select subcommittee shall be 

3 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

4 (b) Each member appointed to the select sub5 committee shall be treated as though a member of the 

6 Committee on Oversight and Reform for purposes of the 

7 select subcommittee. 

8 SEC. 3. (a) The select subcommittee is authorized 

9 and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation 

10 and study and issue a final report to the House of its find11 ings (and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) 

12 regarding— 

13 (1) the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and 

14 transparency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief 

15 programs to address the coronavirus crisis, including 

16 through Federal agencies, State and local govern17 ment entities, financial institutions and other private 

18 businesses, contracts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, 

19 investments, cooperative agreements, or any other 

20 means; 

21 (2) reports of waste, fraud, abuse, price 

22 gouging, profiteering, or other abusive practices re23 lated to the coronavirus crisis; 

24 (3) the implementation or effectiveness of any 

25 Federal law applied, enacted, or under consideration 


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1 to address the coronavirus crisis and prepare for fu2 ture pandemics; 

3 (4) preparedness for and response to the 

4 coronavirus crisis, including the planning for and 

5 implementation of testing, containment, mitigation, 

6 and surveillance activities; the acquisition, distribu7 tion, or stockpiling of protective equipment and med8 ical supplies; and the development of vaccines and 

9 treatments; 

10 (5) the economic impact of the coronavirus cri11 sis on individuals, communities, small businesses, 

12 health care providers, States, and local government 

13 entities; 

14 (6) any disparate impacts of the coronavirus 

15 crisis on different communities and populations, in16 cluding with respect to race, ethnicity, age, sex, gen17 der identity, sexual orientation, disability, and geo18 graphic region, and any measures taken to address 

19 such disparate impacts; 

20 (7) executive branch policies, deliberations, deci21 sions, activities, and internal and external commu22 nications related to the coronavirus crisis; 

23 (8) the protection of whistleblowers who provide 

24 information about waste, fraud, abuse, or other im25 proper activities related to the coronavirus crisis; 


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1 (9) cooperation by the executive branch and 

2 others with Congress, the Inspectors General, the 

3 Government Accountability Office, and others in 

4 connection with oversight of the preparedness for 

5 and response to the coronavirus crisis; and 

6 (10) any other issues related to the coronavirus 

7 crisis. 

8 (b) The select subcommittee may report to the House 

9 or any committee of the House from time to time the re10 sults of its investigations and studies, together with such 

11 detailed findings and legislative recommendations as it 

12 may deem advisable. 

13 (c) The select subcommittee may not hold a markup 

14 of legislation. 

15 SEC. 4. (a) Rule XI and the rules of the Committee 

16 on Oversight and Reform shall apply to the select sub17 committee in the same manner as a subcommittee except 

18 as follows: 

19 (1) The chair of the select subcommittee may 

20 authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 

21 2(m) of rule XI and rule 12(g) of the rules of the 

22 Committee on Oversight and Reform in the inves23 tigation and study conducted pursuant to section 3, 

24 including for the purpose of taking depositions. 


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1 (2) The chair of the select subcommittee is au2 thorized to compel by subpoena the furnishing of in3 formation by interrogatory. 

4 (3) Subpoenas so authorized may be signed by 

5 the chair of the select subcommittee or a designee. 

6 (4) The chair of the select subcommittee may 

7 order the taking of depositions, under oath and pur8 suant to notice or subpoena, by a member of the se9 lect subcommittee or a counsel of the select sub10 committee. Such depositions shall be governed by 

11 rule 15 of the rules of the Committee on Oversight 

12 and Reform. For purposes of such rule, references 

13 to ‘‘the Committee’’ shall be construed as references 

14 to the select subcommittee. 

15 (5) The chair of the select subcommittee may, 

16 after consultation with the ranking minority mem17 ber, recognize— 

18 (A) members of the select subcommittee to 

19 question a witness for periods longer than five 

20 minutes as though pursuant to clause 

21 2(j)(2)(B) of such rule XI; and 

22 (B) staff of the select subcommittee to 

23 question a witness as though pursuant to clause 

24 2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI. 


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1 (6) Agenda and reports required by rule 2(f) 

2 and rule 4(c) of the rules of the Committee on Over3 sight and Reform shall be required on the third cal4 endar day before a meeting, hearing, or consider5 ation of a report, as applicable. 

6 (b) The provisions of this resolution shall govern the 

7 proceedings of the select subcommittee in the event of any 

8 conflict with the rules of the House or of the Committee 

9 on Oversight and Reform. 

10 SEC. 5. Any committee of the House having custody 

11 of records in any form relating to the matters described 

12 in section 3 shall transfer copies of such records to the 

13 select subcommittee within 7 days of the adoption of this 

14 resolution or receipt of such records. Such records shall 

15 become the records of the select subcommittee. 

16 SEC. 6. Service on the select subcommittee shall not 

17 count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule 

18 X. 

19 SEC. 7. The Committee on Oversight and Reform is 

20 the ‘‘successor in interest’’ to the select subcommittee for 

21 purposes of clause 8(c) of rule II. 

22 SEC. 8. The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 

23 30 days after filing the final report required under section 

24 3. 


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1 SEC. 9. (a) For further expenses of the Committee 

2 on Oversight and Reform for the One Hundred Sixteenth 

3 Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable ac4 counts of the House of Representatives an additional 

5 amount of $2,000,000. 

6 (b) Payments under this resolution shall be made on 

7 vouchers authorized by the Committee on Oversight and 

8 Reform, signed by the chair of that committee, and ap9 proved in the manner directed by the Committee on House 

10 Administration. 

11 SEC. 10. Amounts made available under this resolu12 tion shall be expended in accordance with regulations pre13 scribed by the Committee on House Administration. 

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