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resentative Rangel’s annual congressional Financial Dis-
closure statements failed to disclose the rental income 
from his resort villa; 
Whereas The New York Times reported on September 6, 
2008, that, ‘‘Representative Charles B. Rangel paid no 
interest for more than a decade on a mortgage extended 
to him to buy a villa at a beachfront resort in the Domin-
ican Republic, according to Mr. Rangel’s lawyer and 
records from the resort. The loan, which was extended to 
Mr. Rangel in 1988, was originally to be paid back over 
seven years at a rate of 10.5 percent. But within two 
years, interest on the loan was waived for Mr. Rangel.’’; 
Whereas clause 5(a)(2)(A) of Rule 25 of the Rules of the 
House defines a gift as, ‘‘* * * a gratuity, favor, dis-
count, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or 
other item having monetary value’’ and prohibits the ac-
ceptance of such gifts except in limited circumstances; 
Whereas Representative Rangel’s acceptance of thousands of 
dollars in interest forgiveness is a violation of the House 
gift ban; 
Whereas Representative Rangel’s failure to disclose the afore-
mentioned gifts and income on his Personal Financial 
Disclosure Statements violates House rules and Federal 
law; 
Whereas Roll Call newspaper reported on September 15, 
2008, that, ‘‘The inconsistent reports are among myriad 
errors, discrepancies and unexplained entries on Rangel’s 
personal disclosure forms over the past eight years that 
make it almost impossible to get a clear picture of the 
Ways and Means chairman’s financial dealings.’’; 
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Whereas Representative Rangel’s failure to report the afore-
mentioned gifts and income on Federal, State and local 
tax returns is a violation of the tax laws of those jurisdic-
tions; 
Whereas disclosure of these improper acts follows an an-
nouncement on July 31, 2008, by the House Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct that it is reviewing un-
related allegations that Representative Rangel has vio-
lated House gift rules, financial disclosure regulations 
and rules barring the use of official resources to solicit 
funds for private ventures; 
Whereas an editorial in The New York Times on September 
15, 2008, stated, ‘‘Mounting embarrassment for tax-
payers and Congress makes it imperative that Represent-
ative Charles Rangel step aside as chairman of the Ways 
and Means Committee while his ethical problems are in-
vestigated.’’; 
Whereas clause 1 of rule XXXIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives provides, ‘‘A Member, Delegate, Resi-
dent Commission, officer, or employee of the House shall 
conduct himself at all times in a manner that shall reflect 
creditably on the House’’; and 
Whereas on May 24, 2006, Speaker Nancy Pelosi cited ‘‘high 
ethical standards’’ in a letter to Representative William 
Jefferson asking that he resign his seat on the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means in light of ongoing investiga-
tions into alleged financial impropriety by Representative 
Jefferson: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) pursuant to its authority under clause 
3(a)(2) of House Rule XI, the Committee on Stand-
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ards of Official Conduct, within 10 days of adoption 
of this resolution, shall establish an Investigative 
Subcommittee in the matter of Representative 
Charles B. Rangel or report to the House the rea-
sons for its failure to do so; and 
(2) upon adoption of this resolution and pend-
ing completion of the aforementioned investigation, 
Representative Rangel is hereby removed as chair-
man of the Committee on Ways and Means. 
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