Title: Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This resolution directs the President to provide, within 14 days, certain information and documents that refer or relate to activities of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) undertaken as part of the COVID-19 response. This includes matters concerning the number of in-person meetings attended by the Secretary and costs incurred as a result of the Secretary working from locations other than HHS headquarters.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1268 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1268

Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the 
  President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to 
actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to 
                    the COVID-19 pandemic response.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2022

 Mr. Guthrie submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the 
  President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to 
actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to 
                    the COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Resolved, That, not later than 14 days after the adoption of this 
resolution, the President is directed to furnish to the House of 
Representatives copies of any document or communication in the 
President's possession that refers or relates to actions taken by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services related to the COVID-19 pandemic 
response, including any such document or communication indicating--
            (1) the number of in-person meetings at the White House 
        which the Secretary attended related to the COVID-19 pandemic 
        response, including the dates of the meetings and the 
        attendees;
            (2) the number of meetings at which the Secretary met in 
        person with the President related to the COVID-19 pandemic 
        response, including the dates of those meetings;
            (3) the number of times the Secretary has visited the 
        National Institutes of Health;
            (4) the number of times the Secretary has visited the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
            (5) the number of times the Secretary has visited the Food 
        and Drug Administration;
            (6) the number of days the Secretary has worked in the 
        District of Columbia and the number of days the Secretary has 
        worked in California, including calendars, schedules, and other 
        relevant documentation indicating such days;
            (7) the number of work trips taken by the Secretary, 
        including trips that started at a location other than the 
        District of Columbia (including all relevant travel records to 
        support such trips);
            (8) the amount of additional expenses for travel and 
        staffing incurred from working in California or at another 
        alternative work location other than the headquarters of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services;
            (9) an accounting of the accommodations made for work at 
        alternative work locations, including the installation of a 
        sensitive compartmented information facility or other 
        accommodations to ensure secure communications;
            (10) delegations of authority executed; and
            (11) the number of classified briefings attended by the 
        Secretary, including the number of classified briefings related 
        to the COVID-19 pandemic and the origins of the COVID-19 
        pandemic.
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