•HRES 1608 IH 
tion of the Rules of the House, laws, or other standards 
of conduct; 
Whereas over three years, the Committee on Ethics of the 
House of Representatives compiled an extensive inves-
tigative record pursuant to Committee Rules 14(a)(3) 
and 18(a) into allegations that Representative Gaetz may 
have engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, 
accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and 
favors to individuals with whom he had a personal rela-
tionship, and sought to obstruct government investiga-
tions of his conduct; 
Whereas, on November 13, 2024, Representative Matt Gaetz 
announced his resignation from Congress; 
Whereas there is precedent for the Committee on Ethics of 
the House of Representatives to continue investigating 
and release reports of its investigations into former Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives; 
Whereas, in 1987, the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives released a report on its investigation into 
allegations of the misuse of campaign funds, improper 
gifts, the failure to reveal business interests on his finan-
cial disclosure, and the acceptance of a bribe by former 
Representative Bill Boner following his resignation from 
Congress; 
Whereas, in 1990, the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives released a report on its investigations of 
sexual misconduct allegations, which included having sex-
ual intercourse with a minor and making sexual advances 
towards a congressional employee, against former Rep-
resentative Don Lukens following his resignation from 
Congress; 
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•HRES 1608 IH 
Whereas, in 2006, the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives released a report on its investigation of 
sexual misconduct allegations, which included sending 
sexually explicit messages to at least one minor, against 
former Representative Mark Foley following his resigna-
tion from Congress; 
Whereas, in 2011, the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives continued its investigation into allega-
tions of sexual misconduct against former Representative 
Eric Massa following his resignation from Congress; and 
Whereas given the serious nature of the allegations against 
Representative Gaetz, a failure of the Committee on Eth-
ics of the House of Representatives to publicly release its 
report on its investigation undermines the committee’s 
credibility and impedes the safety, dignity, and integrity 
of the legislative proceedings of the House: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics of the House 
of Representatives shall immediately release the latest 
draft of its report and a summary of its findings to the 
public, including any conclusions, draft reports, rec-
ommendations, attachments, exhibits and accompanying 
materials, with such redactions as may be necessary and 
appropriate to protect sensitive information, including wit-
ness identities, related to its investigation into allegations 
against former Representative Matt Gaetz. 
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