IV 
House Calendar No. 27 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 430 
[Report No. 116–108] 
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial 
proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2019 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
NEAL, Mr. SCHIFF, and Ms. WATERS) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
JUNE 10, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. MENG, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Ms. JACKSON
LEE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Ms. BASS, Ms. DEAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. SHALALA 
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JUNE 10, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar and ordered to 
be printed 
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or 
intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain sub-
poenas and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That the chair of the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 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, affirm-
ing the duty of— 
(A) William P. Barr, Attorney General, 
U.S. Department of Justice, 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 re-
garding any matters identified in or relating to the 
subpoenas referred to in paragraph (1) or any ac-
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companying report, pursuant to Federal Rule of 
Criminal 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 perma-
nent select committee, when authorized by the Bipartisan 
Legal Advisory Group, retains the ability to initiate or in-
tervene in any judicial proceeding before a Federal court 
on behalf of such committee, to seek declaratory judg-
ments 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 sub-
poena. Consistent with the Congressional Record state-
ment on January 3, 2019, by the chair of the Committee 
on Rules regarding the civil enforcement of subpoenas 
pursuant to clause 8(b) of rule II, a vote of the Bipartisan 
Legal Advisory Group to authorize litigation and to articu-
late the institutional position of the House in that litiga-
tion is the equivalent of a vote of the full House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Resolved, That in connection with any judicial pro-
ceeding brought under the first or second resolving 
clauses, the chair of any standing or permanent select 
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committee exercising authority thereunder has any and all 
necessary authority under Article I of the Constitution. 
Resolved, That the chair of any standing or perma-
nent select committee exercising authority described in the 
first or second resolving clause shall notify the House of 
Representatives, with respect to the commencement of any 
judicial proceeding 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 
committee in any judicial proceeding initiated or inter-
vened in pursuant to the authority described in the first 
or second resolving 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 rep-
resentation of any standing or permanent select committee 
in any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursu-
ant to the authority described in the first or second resolv-
ing clause. 
That the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives is authorized, on behalf of such 
Committee, to initiate or intervene in any judicial pro-
ceeding before a Federal court— 
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(1) to seek declaratory judgments and any and 
all ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirm-
ing 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 re-
garding any matters identified in or relating to the 
subpoenas referred to in paragraph (1) or any accom-
panying report, pursuant to Federal Rule of Crimi-
nal Procedure 6(e), including Rule 6(e)(3)(E) (pro-
viding that the court may authorize disclosure of a 
grand-jury matter ‘‘preliminarily to... a judicial pro-
ceeding’’). 
Resolved, That the chair of each standing and perma-
nent select committee, when authorized by the Bipartisan 
Legal Advisory Group, retains the ability to initiate or in-
tervene 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 
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