I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5769 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 
audit relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, 
President of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
BAIRD, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CLINE, Mr. JOYCE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. 
BUDD, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. DUNN, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WILLIAMS, 
Mr. SPANO, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GUTHRIE, 
Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
MEADOWS, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. BROOKS of Ala-
bama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to conduct an audit relating to the impeachment inquiry 
and trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the United 
States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Statement of Harm 
to the American Majority Act’’ or the ‘‘SHAM Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GAO AUDIT OF THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND 
TRIAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit of the use of funds and loss 
of productivity relating to the impeachment inquiry and 
trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF AUDIT.—In carrying out the audit 
required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(1) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (in-
cluding time individual employees spent on impeach-
ment related matters represented as a percentage of 
their salary), and loss of productivity of the House 
Committee on the Judiciary, the House Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Com-
mittee on Financial Services, the House Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, the House Committee on Judici-
ary, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, 
the House Committee on Ways and Means, and any 
other committees of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate involved in the impeachment inquiry 
or trial; 
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(2) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (in-
cluding time individual employees spent on impeach-
ment related matters represented as a percentage of 
their salary), and loss of productivity of the Office 
of the Speaker of the House, the Office of the House 
Majority Leader, the Office of the House Minority 
Leader, the Office of the House Majority Whip, the 
Office of the House Minority Whip, the Office of the 
Senate Majority Leader, the Office of the Senate 
Minority Leader, and any other House or Senate 
leadership offices or support offices involved in the 
inquiry or trial; 
(3) examine the costs, time spent, and expenses 
(including time individual employees spent on im-
peachment related matters represented as a percent-
age of their salary) for floor operations relating to 
the impeachment inquiry and trial for the House of 
Representatives and Senate; 
(4) examine the costs, time spent, and expenses 
(including time individual employees spent on im-
peachment related matters represented as a percent-
age of their salary) of Senators and members of the 
House and their personal office staff relating to the 
impeachment inquiry and trial; and 
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(5) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (in-
cluding time individual employees spent on impeach-
ment related matters represented as a percentage of 
their salary), and loss of productivity of utilized staff 
of Federal agencies complying with requests of the 
investigation and conduct of the trial, including the 
Office of the White House Counsel. 
(c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall issue a 
report to the Congress containing all findings and deter-
minations made in carrying out the audit required under 
subsection (a), including an estimation of the total cost 
of the impeachment inquiry and trial no later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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