IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 718 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was laid 
on the table 
RESOLUTION 
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform has interfered with the work of an inde-
pendent agency and pressured an administrative law 
judge of the National Labor Relations Board by compel-
ling the production of documents related to an ongoing 
case, something independent experts said ‘‘could seriously 
undermine the authority of those charged with enforcing 
the nation’s labor laws’’ and which the House Ethics 
Manual discourages by noting that ‘‘Federal courts have 
nullified administrative decisions on grounds of due proc-
ess and fairness towards all of the parties when congres-
sional interference with ongoing administrative pro-
ceedings may have unduly influenced the outcome’’; 
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform has politicized investigations by rolling 
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back longstanding bipartisan precedents, including by au-
thorizing subpoenas without the concurrence of the rank-
ing member or a committee vote, by refusing to share 
documents and other information with the ranking mem-
ber, and restricting the minority’s right to call witnesses 
at hearings; 
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform has jeopardized an ongoing criminal in-
vestigation by publicly releasing documents that his own 
staff admitted were under court seal; 
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform has unilaterally subpoenaed a witness 
who was expected to testify at an upcoming Federal trial, 
despite longstanding precedent and objections from the 
Department of Justice that such a step could cause com-
plications at a trial and potentially jeopardize a criminal 
conviction; 
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform has engaged in a witch hunt, through 
the use of repeated incorrect and uncorroborated state-
ments in the committee’s ‘‘Fast and Furious’’ investiga-
tion; and 
Whereas the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform has chosen to call the Attorney General 
of the United States a liar on national television without 
corroborating evidence and has exhibited unprofessional 
behavior which could result in jeopardizing an ongoing 
Committee investigation into Operation Fast and Furi-
ous; Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives dis-
approves of the behavior of the chair for interfering with 
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ongoing criminal investigations; insisting on a personal at-
tack against the Attorney General of the United States; 
and for calling the Attorney General of the United States 
a liar on national television without corroborating evidence 
thereby discredit to the integrity of the House. 
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