IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 650 
In the matter of George Santos. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 11, 2023 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ethics 
RESOLUTION 
In the matter of George Santos. 
Whereas Representative George Santos deceived and de-
frauded the voters of New York’s Third Congressional 
District by falsely representing his education, his employ-
ment history, his religion, his campaign finances, and his 
family’s connections to some of the world’s most tragic 
events of the past century; 
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that he is a mem-
ber of the Jewish faith, including the lie that his grand-
parents were Holocaust survivors; 
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that his mother 
survived the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center 
on September 11, 2001; 
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Whereas George Santos falsely represented that 4 of his em-
ployees died in the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub 
in Orlando, Florida; 
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that he received 
a bachelor’s degree from Baruch College where he was a 
volleyball champion, and that he received a master’s de-
gree from New York University; 
Whereas George Santos falsely represented that he had 
worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup; 
Whereas, in May 2016, George Santos reportedly stole 
$3,000 from 2 New Jersey veterans by fraudulently cre-
ating a GoFundMe page to raise money for lifesaving 
surgery for 1 veteran’s dog but that was never used for 
its stated purpose; 
Whereas George Santos falsely claimed that he founded an 
animal rescue charity that saved more than 2,500 dogs 
and cats; 
Whereas Representative George Santos ran for Congress in 
2020, and stated in his financial disclosure report for 
that campaign that he possessed no assets, real estate, or 
dividends, and received a salary of $55,000 from his 
then-employer; 
Whereas, as early as January 15, 2021, Representative 
George Santos’s campaign committee received more than 
$5,000 in contributions in support of his candidacy for 
the congressional seat in New York’s Third Congressional 
District; 
Whereas, on April 17, 2021, Mr. Santos filed his Statement 
of Candidacy, and by that time, his campaign had re-
ceived more than $200,000 in contributions; 
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Whereas individuals who become a candidate for the House 
of Representatives must file a financial disclosure report 
(or request an extension) no later than 30 days after they 
raise or spend $5,000 towards their House race, and in 
no case later than 30 days after filing; 
Whereas Mr. Santos was required to file his first financial 
disclosure report no later than May 15, 2021, and a sec-
ond financial disclosure report on May 16, 2022; 
Whereas Mr. Santos failed to seek an extension of his filing 
deadline yet did not file any financial disclosure report 
until September 6, 2022, after the Republican primary 
on August 23, 2022; 
Whereas in the financial disclosure report September 6, 
2022, Mr. Santos reported a checking account balance of 
more than $100,000, a savings account balance of more 
than $1,000,000, an apartment in Brazil valued between 
$500,000 and $1,000,000, the receipt of ‘‘dividends’’ in 
excess of $1,000,000, and a salary of $750,000 that he 
paid himself for both 2021 and 2022 from an entity he 
incorporated in May 2021; 
Whereas Mr. Santos’s entity was dissolved by the State of 
Florida for failure to file an annual statement that would 
have disclosed details about the entity’s finances; 
Whereas Mr. Santos admitted that he did not own an apart-
ment in Brazil and confessed to Brazilian authorities 
that he engaged in identity theft and check fraud; 
Whereas in his 2022 campaign, Mr. Santos donated a total 
of $705,000 to his campaign, $580,000 of which was 
made before he ever filed a financial disclosure report for 
the 2022 election cycle; 
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Whereas Mr. Santos was indicted by the Department of Jus-
tice on May 9, 2023, for wire fraud, money laundering, 
theft of public funds, and making false statements to the 
House of Representatives; 
Whereas, on February 9, 2023, House Resolution 114, One 
Hundred Eighteenth Congress (H. Res. 114), was intro-
duced in the House calling for the expulsion of Rep-
resentative Santos, and was referred to the Committee on 
Ethics; 
Whereas, on May 17, 2023, the House voted to once again 
refer H. Res. 114 to the Committee on Ethics; 
Whereas, on May 17, 2023, the Speaker promised that the 
Committee on Ethics would expedite its investigation and 
other Republicans said that the Committee would report 
back to the full House within 60 days; and 
Whereas more than 60 days have elapsed, and the Committee 
on Ethics has not reported back to the House about any 
findings from its investigation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That, pursuant to article I, section 5, clause 
2 of the Constitution of the United States, Representative 
George Santos, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the 
House of Representatives. 
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