Removing a certain Member from a certain committee of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 117-hres-243
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2021-03-17
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: California

Congressional committees

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

House of Representatives

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-18
text: On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200, 3 Present (Roll no. 94).

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution removes Representative Eric Swalwell from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2021 Mr. McCarthy submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Removing a certain Member from a certain committee of the House of Representatives.

Whereas Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray said in July 2020 that Beijing is engaged in a highly sophisticated malign foreign influence campaign that involves subversive, undeclared, criminal, or coercive attempts to sway our government’s policies, distort our country's public discourse, and undermine confidence in our democratic processes and values ; Whereas Representative Eric Swalwell has not denied public reporting that a suspected Chinese intelligence operative helped raise money for Representative Swalwell’s political campaigns and facilitated the potential assignment of interns into Representative Swalwell’s offices; Whereas Representative Swalwell has not denied other troublesome elements of public reporting; Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides, A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House. ; and Whereas Representative Eric Swalwell should be removed from his committee assignment in light of conduct he has exhibited: Now, therefore, be it

That the following named Member be, and is hereby, removed from the following committee of the House of Representatives: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Swalwell of California.