H. Res. 935 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 23, 2020. 
Resolved, That there is hereby established a select inves-
tigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form called the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Cri-
sis (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select subcommittee’’). 
SEC. 2. (a) The select subcommittee shall be composed 
of not more than 12 Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more 
than 5 shall be appointed on the recommendation of the mi-
nority leader. The Speaker shall designate one member of the 
select subcommittee as its chair. Any vacancy in the select 
subcommittee shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment. 
(b) Each member appointed to the select subcommittee 
shall be treated as though a member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform for purposes of the select sub-
committee. 
SEC. 3. (a) The select subcommittee is authorized and 
directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and
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study and issue a final report to the House of its findings 
(and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) regard-
ing— 
(1) the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and trans-
parency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs 
to address the coronavirus crisis, including through Fed-
eral agencies, State and local government entities, finan-
cial institutions and other private businesses, contracts, 
grants, loans, loan guarantees, investments, cooperative 
agreements, or any other means; 
(2) reports of waste, fraud, abuse, price gouging, 
profiteering, or other abusive practices related to the 
coronavirus crisis; 
(3) the implementation or effectiveness of any Fed-
eral law applied, enacted, or under consideration to ad-
dress the coronavirus crisis and prepare for future 
pandemics; 
(4) 
preparedness 
for 
and 
response 
to 
the 
coronavirus crisis, including the planning for and imple-
mentation of testing, containment, mitigation, and sur-
veillance activities; the acquisition, distribution, or stock-
piling of protective equipment and medical supplies; and 
the development of vaccines and treatments;
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(5) the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on 
individuals, communities, small businesses, health care 
providers, States, and local government entities; 
(6) any disparate impacts of the coronavirus crisis 
on different communities and populations, including with 
respect to race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity, sex-
ual orientation, disability, and geographic region, and 
any measures taken to address such disparate impacts; 
(7) executive branch policies, deliberations, deci-
sions, activities, and internal and external communica-
tions related to the coronavirus crisis; 
(8) the protection of whistleblowers who provide in-
formation about waste, fraud, abuse, or other improper 
activities related to the coronavirus crisis; 
(9) cooperation by the executive branch and others 
with Congress, the Inspectors General, the Government 
Accountability Office, and others in connection with 
oversight of the preparedness for and response to the 
coronavirus crisis; and 
(10) any other issues related to the coronavirus cri-
sis. 
(b) The select subcommittee may report to the House or 
any committee of the House from time to time the results of 
its investigations and studies, together with such detailed
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findings and legislative recommendations as it may deem ad-
visable. 
(c) The select subcommittee may not hold a markup of 
legislation. 
SEC. 4. (a) Rule XI and the rules of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform shall apply to the select subcommittee 
in the same manner as a subcommittee except as follows: 
(1) The chair of the select subcommittee may au-
thorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) of 
rule XI and rule 12(g) of the rules of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform in the investigation and study 
conducted pursuant to section 3, including for the pur-
pose of taking depositions. 
(2) The chair of the select subcommittee is author-
ized to compel by subpoena the furnishing of information 
by interrogatory. 
(3) Subpoenas so authorized may be signed by the 
chair of the select subcommittee or a designee. 
(4) The chair of the select subcommittee may order 
the taking of depositions, under oath and pursuant to 
notice or subpoena, by a member of the select sub-
committee or a counsel of the select subcommittee. Such 
depositions shall be governed by rule 15 of the rules of 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform. For purposes
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of such rule, references to ‘‘the Committee’’ shall be con-
strued as references to the select subcommittee. 
(5) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after 
consultation with the ranking minority member, recog-
nize— 
(A) members of the select subcommittee to 
question a witness for periods longer than five min-
utes as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of 
such rule XI; and 
(B) staff of the select subcommittee to ques-
tion a witness as though pursuant to clause 
2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI. 
(6) Agenda and reports required by rule 2(f) and 
rule 4(c) of the rules of the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform shall be required on the third calendar day be-
fore a meeting, hearing, or consideration of a report, as 
applicable. 
(b) The provisions of this resolution shall govern the 
proceedings of the select subcommittee in the event of any 
conflict with the rules of the House or of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform. 
SEC. 5. Any committee of the House having custody of 
records in any form relating to the matters described in sec-
tion 3 shall transfer copies of such records to the select sub-
committee within 7 days of the adoption of this resolution or
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receipt of such records. Such records shall become the records 
of the select subcommittee. 
SEC. 6. Service on the select subcommittee shall not 
count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X. 
SEC. 7. The Committee on Oversight and Reform is the 
‘‘successor in interest’’ to the select subcommittee for pur-
poses of clause 8(c) of rule II. 
SEC. 8. The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 30 
days after filing the final report required under section 3. 
SEC. 9. (a) For further expenses of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform for the One Hundred Sixteenth Con-
gress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of 
the House of Representatives an additional amount of 
$2,000,000. 
(b) Payments under this resolution shall be made on 
vouchers authorized by the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, signed by the chair of that committee, and approved in 
the manner directed by the Committee on House Administra-
tion.