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

Bill: 117-hres-281
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-26
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Evidence and witnesses

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution requires the chair of a House committee to administer a specific oath to any witness appearing before the committee. Currently, a committee chair is only authorized to administer an oath.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2021 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Scalise , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Banks , Ms. Herrell , Mr. Norman , Mr. Waltz , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Walberg , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Cawthorn , and Mr. McKinley ) 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? .