Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies.

Bill: 119-hres-187
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2025-03-04
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Employee performance

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Executive Office of the President

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

House of Representatives

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 23.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 23 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 187 [Report No. 119–58] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2025 Mr. Mfume (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Brown , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Frost , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mr. Casar , Ms. Crockett , Ms. Randall , Mr. Subramanyam , Ms. Ansari , Mr. Bell , Ms. Simon , Mr. Min , Ms. Pressley , and Ms. Tlaib ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform April 9, 2025 Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies.

That the President is requested to transmit, to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the President, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, in complete and unredacted form, a copy of the following: (1) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to each Federal employee placed on administrative leave, removed due to a reduction in force action, terminated, transferred, or reassigned to another department on orders, advice, or recommendation of Elon Musk, any individual considered to be a member of a DOGE agency team, or any official or unofficial member of the United States DOGE Service since January 20, 2025. (2) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to the Office of Personnel Management’s determination that employees classified as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (commonly referred to as DEI ), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (commonly referred to as DEIA ), or employed in a position in a DEIA office, would be deemed a competitive area subject to a reduction in force notice, subject to the memorandum issued by the Office on January 24, 2025, relating to Guidance Regarding RIFs of DEIA Offices . (3) All documents or communications between the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management, Elon Musk, any official or unofficial member of the United States DOGE Service, any individual considered to be a member of a DOGE agency team, or any other agency or Office of Inspector General regarding the removal or termination of agency inspectors general, including whether to notify Congress as legally required. (4) All documents and communications between the Office of Management and Budget or the Office of Personnel Management and Elon Musk, any member, official, or non-official representative of the Trump Campaign, Trump Transition Team, or Trump Administration regarding the removal or termination of any Inspector General of an agency, including whether to notify Congress as legally required.

April 9, 2025 Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2025 Mr. Mfume (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Brown , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Frost , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mr. Casar , Ms. Crockett , Ms. Randall , Mr. Subramanyam , Ms. Ansari , Mr. Bell , Ms. Simon , Mr. Min , Ms. Pressley , and Ms. Tlaib ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies.

That the President is requested to transmit, to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the President, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, in complete and unredacted form, a copy of the following: (1) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to each Federal employee placed on administrative leave, removed due to a reduction in force action, terminated, transferred, or reassigned to another department on orders, advice, or recommendation of Elon Musk, any individual considered to be a member of a DOGE agency team, or any official or unofficial member of the United States DOGE Service since January 20, 2025. (2) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to the Office of Personnel Management’s determination that employees classified as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (commonly referred to as DEI ), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (commonly referred to as DEIA ), or employed in a position in a DEIA office, would be deemed a competitive area subject to a reduction in force notice, subject to the memorandum issued by the Office on January 24, 2025, relating to Guidance Regarding RIFs of DEIA Offices . (3) All documents or communications between the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management, Elon Musk, any official or unofficial member of the United States DOGE Service, any individual considered to be a member of a DOGE agency team, or any other agency or Office of Inspector General regarding the removal or termination of agency inspectors general, including whether to notify Congress as legally required. (4) All documents and communications between the Office of Management and Budget or the Office of Personnel Management and Elon Musk, any member, official, or non-official representative of the Trump Campaign, Trump Transition Team, or Trump Administration regarding the removal or termination of any Inspector General of an agency, including whether to notify Congress as legally required.