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

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 243 Removing a certain Member from a certain committee of the House of Representatives. 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 en- gaged in a highly sophisticated malign foreign influence campaign’’ that involves ‘‘subversive, undeclared, crimi- nal, or coercive attempts to sway our government’s poli- cies, distort our country’s public discourse, and under- mine 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 in- terns into Representative Swalwell’s offices; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:41 Mar 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR243.IH HR243 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 243 IH Whereas Representative Swalwell has not denied other trou- blesome elements of public reporting; Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides, ‘‘A Member, Delegate, Resi- dent 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 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and 1 is hereby, removed from the following committee of the 2 House of Representatives: 3 PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTEL- 4 LIGENCE: Mr. Swalwell of California. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:41 Mar 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR243.IH HR243 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS