H. Res. 430 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 11, 2019. 
Resolved, That the chair of the Committee on the Judici-
ary 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 regard-
ing any matters identified in or relating to the sub-
poenas referred to in paragraph (1) or any accom-
panying 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 enforce-
ment of subpoenas pursuant to clause 8(b) of rule II, a vote 
of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to authorize litiga-
tion 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 au-
thority 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 Representa-
tives, with respect to the commencement of any judicial pro-
ceeding 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 com-
mittee in any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in 
pursuant to the authority described in the first or second re-
solving 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 represen-
tation 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.