Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called "FISA memo", a document prepared by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be released to the public.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Release the Memo Resolution
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence should immediately hold a recorded vote on making public a memo alleging improper conduct in the use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice that was prepared by members of the committee, as well as ancillary information.
Urges the quick release of the memo and information to the public if the committee votes to make such documents available.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 717 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 717

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called 
   ``FISA memo'', a document prepared by the House Permanent Select 
  Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be 
                        released to the public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2018

 Mr. Gaetz (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Barr, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
  Griffith, Mr. Jordan, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Messer, Mr. 
Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Norman, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. 
Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
   Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Duncan of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Brat, Mr. 
Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Perry, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Harris, 
Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Blum, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Aderholt, 
 and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) submitted the following resolution; which 
     was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called 
   ``FISA memo'', a document prepared by the House Permanent Select 
  Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be 
                        released to the public.

Whereas the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) drafted a 
        memo summarizing improper conduct at the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
        and the Department of Justice, widely referred to as the ``FISA memo'';
Whereas, on January 18, 2018, HPSCI voted to make the memo available to all 
        Members of the House of Representatives;
Whereas many Members of Congress have found the information provided in this 
        memo to be shocking and un-American;
Whereas, on January 19, 2018, 65 Members of Congress signed a letter to HPSCI 
        Chairman Devin Nunes requesting that the HPSCI memo be released to the 
        public; and
Whereas the information provided in the memo pertains to preserving the 
        integrity of the United States democratic system of government: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Release the Memo 
Resolution''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING RELEASE OF THE FISA MEMO.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) in accordance with all proper protocol and procedures, 
        the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) 
        should immediately hold a recorded vote on making the so-called 
        ``FISA memo'' and any ancillary information available to the 
        public; and
            (2) if HPSCI votes to make the memo and information 
        available to the public, HPSCI should release such memo and 
        information to the public as quickly as possible after holding 
        the vote.
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