IV 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 604 
Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California’s 28th 
Congressional District. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. BIGGS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ethics 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of 
California’s 28th Congressional District. 
Whereas, President Trump released the transcript of a call 
between him and the President of Ukraine; 
Whereas, President Trump subsequently released the whistle-
blower complaint of August 12, 2019; 
Whereas, in a September 26, 2019, hearing on the whistle-
blower complaint, House Intelligence Committee Chair-
man Adam Schiff purported to relay the content of the 
phone call to the American people; 
Whereas, instead of quoting directly from the available tran-
script, Chairman Schiff manufactured a false retelling of 
the conversation between President Trump and President 
Zelensky; 
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Whereas, this egregiously false and fabricated retelling had 
no relationship to the call itself; 
Whereas, these actions of Chairman Schiff misled the Amer-
ican people, bring disrepute upon the House of Rep-
resentatives, and make a mockery of the impeachment 
process, one of this chamber’s most solemn constitutional 
duties; 
Whereas, for more than two years, Chairman Schiff has 
spread false accusations that the Trump Campaign 
colluded with Russia; 
Whereas, on March 20, 2017, then-Ranking Member Schiff 
read out false allegations from the Steele dossier accusing 
numerous Trump associates of colluding with Russia; 
Whereas, then-Ranking Member Schiff falsely claimed in a 
March 2017 interview to have ‘‘more than circumstantial 
evidence’’ of collusion with Russia; 
Whereas, then-Ranking Member Schiff negotiated with Rus-
sian comedians who he believed to be Ukrainian officials 
to obtain materials to damage the President of the 
United States politically; 
Whereas, members of the Intelligence Committee have lost 
faith in his objectivity and capabilities as Chairman, with 
every Republican member on the Committee having 
signed a letter calling for his immediate resignation as 
Chairman; and 
Whereas, Chairman Schiff has hindered the ability of the In-
telligence Committee to fulfill its oversight responsibilities 
of the Intelligence Community, an indispensable pillar of 
our national security: Now therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
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(1) the House of Representatives censures and 
condemns Representative Adam Schiff for conduct 
that misleads the American people in a way that is 
not befitting an elected Member of the House of 
Representatives; 
(2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith 
present himself in the well of the House for the pro-
nouncement of censure; and 
(3) Representative Adam Schiff will be cen-
sured with the public reading of this resolution by 
the Speaker. 
Æ 
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