House Calendar No. 18 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 136 
[Report No. 109–30] 
Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the posses-
sion of those officials relating to the security investigations and back-
ground checks relating to granting access to the White House of James 
D. Guckert (also known as Jeff Gannon). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2005 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Mississippi, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WATERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. LEE, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Ms. WATSON, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. OLVER, and Mrs. 
MALONEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Additional sponsors: Mr. INSLEE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SANDERS, 
and Mr. ALLEN 
APRIL 5, 2005 
Reported adversely from the Committee on the Judiciary, referred to the 
House Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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RESOLUTION 
Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Home-
land Security to transmit to the House of Representa-
tives not later than 14 days after the date of the adop-
tion of this resolution documents in the possession of 
those officials relating to the security investigations and 
background checks relating to granting access to the 
White House of James D. Guckert (also known as Jeff 
Gannon). 
Resolved, That the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security are each directed to transmit 
to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution all docu-
ments in their possession relating to the security investiga-
tions and background checks relating to granting access 
to the White House of James D. Guckert (also known as 
Jeff Gannon) and any requisite instructions for handling 
such documents, including— 
(1) all records setting forth or discussing 
whether an individual granted access to the Presi-
dent or to the White House briefing room may use 
a false name; 
(2) all records setting forth or discussing poli-
cies, procedures, or guidelines discussing security 
clearances and background checks relating to grant-
ing access into the White House briefing room;
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(3) all records indicating how the policies, pro-
cedures, or guidelines referred to above were com-
municated to Mr. Guckert; 
(4) all records indicating the officer or office re-
sponsible for requesting that the Secret Service 
carry out a security investigation or background 
check with respect to an individual seeking access to 
the President or to the White House briefing room; 
(5) all records setting forth the standards for 
security investigations or background checks with re-
spect to ‘‘day pass’’ credentials; 
(6) all records indicating or discussing whether 
and to what extent an individual who is cleared for 
a day pass for a given date is required to receive 
further security clearance for a day pass for a later 
date; 
(7) all records setting forth or discussing which 
officer or officers, if any, has the authority to ex-
empt an individual seeking access to the President 
or to the White House briefing room from the stand-
ards for security investigations or background 
checks that otherwise apply; and 
(8) all records of communication between the 
Secret Service and Mr. Guckert, including not only 
postal correspondence but also electronic mail cor-
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respondence, facsimile correspondence, records of 
telephone conversations, and any other records of 
communication.