Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee.

Bill: 116-hres-110
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Evidence and witnesses

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require (currently, authorize) the chair of a committee to administer a specified oath to any witness appearing before the committee.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee.

That clause 2(m)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking may administer oaths to witnesses and inserting shall administer the following oath to witnesses: Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? .