IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 140 
Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security 
Council and urging his immediate removal. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 
Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. VARGAS, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. 
BROWN of Maryland, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali-
fornia, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. MENG, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN 
GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. BASS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CICILLINE, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, and Mr. PALLONE) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
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RESOLUTION 
Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the 
National Security Council and urging his immediate removal. 
Whereas Steve Bannon was the Chairman of Breitbart News, 
a website for the ‘‘alt-right’’ movement, which includes 
White Supremacists, anti-Semites, anti-Muslims, nativ-
ists, and other political extremists; 
Whereas under Steve Bannon, Breitbart News published in-
flammatory pieces about women, Muslims and other 
groups; 
Whereas Steve Bannon once described Breitbart as the ‘‘plat-
form’’ of the alt-right; 
Whereas Steve Bannon has been praised by White nationalist 
groups and the KKK; 
Whereas Steve Bannon has also espoused a false theory of a 
violent clash of civilizations between the West and Islam 
that only serves to fuel violent extremism; 
Whereas Steve Bannon is President Trump’s ‘‘Chief Strate-
gist and Senior Counsel’’ at the White House to advise 
on political matters; 
Whereas, on Saturday, January 28, 2017, President Trump 
gave Steve Bannon a permanent position on the National 
Security Council (NSC); 
Whereas on that same day, President Trump demoted the Di-
rector of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, who provide critical, independent 
voices on the NSC; 
Whereas the presence of Steve Bannon, one of President 
Trump’s most senior political operatives, on the Prin-
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cipals Committee of the NSC and his standing invitation 
to attend the meetings erodes the impartial function of 
the Council; 
Whereas the NSC was created by the National Security Act 
of 1947 as an interdepartmental body to independently 
advise the President ‘‘with respect to the integration of 
domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the na-
tional security so as to enable the Armed Forces and the 
other departments and agencies of the United States 
Government to cooperate more effectively in matters in-
volving the national security.’’; 
Whereas any appearance of partisan politics undermines the 
NSC mission and calls into question every action of the 
NSC and our Government’s national security agencies; 
Whereas it is unprecedented to have such a partisan and divi-
sive figure on the National Security Council; 
Whereas Steve Bannon has little Government experience or 
high-level decisionmaking experience; and 
Whereas political strategists have never before participated in 
National Security Council Principals meetings: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the permanent position of Steve 
Bannon on the National Security Council (NSC); 
(2) urges President Trump to remove Steve 
Bannon immediately from the NSC; and 
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