•HRES 265 IH 
Whereas top members of the administration used a publicly 
available commercial platform to form a ‘‘small group’’, 
communicate highly sensitive or potentially classified in-
formation, and discuss openly their intentions, at risk of 
access by foreign adversaries; 
Whereas the administration has in prior instances violated 
Federal law and basic guidance on handling of classified 
information, such as the President’s improper storage of 
classified documents at ‘‘Mar-a-Lago’’; and 
Whereas members of the administration discussed highly 
classified information regarding a United States military 
operation outside of a Sensitive Compartmented Informa-
tion Facility, also known as a SCIF: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the administration for risking our 
national security by potentially exposing highly sen-
sitive or potentially classified information to United 
States foreign adversaries like China and Russia, 
who have in the past have successfully accessed 
highly sensitive and confidential information per-
taining to United States national interests; 
(2) condemns the administration for putting 
American servicemembers’ lives at risk by discussing 
military operations in an unsecured, unclassified set-
ting and sharing this information with at least one 
nongovernmental party; 
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(3) calls on the administration to review its pro-
cedures and systems for the communication of clas-
sified information; 
(4) calls on the administration to investigate all 
communication methods being used by members of 
the administration and ensure they are aligned with 
proper procedure as it pertains to the communica-
tion of classified or highly sensitive information; 
(5) calls on the administration to initiate an in-
vestigation to uncover if any members of the admin-
istration violated any Federal laws regarding the 
communication of classified information; 
(6) calls on the administration to hold any and 
all members of the administration accountable to the 
full extent of the law if any Federal laws were vio-
lated by members of the administration pertaining to 
the communication of classified information; 
(7) calls on the administration to investigate on 
how many instances the National Security Council 
or any other relevant executive branch officials has 
used the ‘‘Signal’’ messaging service or any other 
messaging service application that has not been ap-
proved for the transmission of highly sensitive or 
classified information; 
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(8) calls on the administration to ensure all 
members of the administration are communicating 
highly sensitive or classified information inside a 
SCIF to ensure members of the administration do 
not endanger United States National Security by 
communicating classified information through im-
proper channels; and 
(9) calls on the administration to inform all 
members of the administration that the communica-
tion of classified information outside of a SCIF, is 
strictly prohibited and that any members of the ad-
ministration found to violate this procedure will be 
removed from office and subsequently be punished in 
accordance with any and all applicable laws per-
taining to the communication of classified informa-
tion. 
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