PENCIL Resolution

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 306 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congressman Adam Schiff should be removed from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House and that his security clearance should be revoked immediately. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 10, 2019 Mr. GAETZ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congressman Adam Schiff should be removed from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House and that his security clearance should be revoked immediately. Whereas Congressman Adam Schiff is the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; Whereas, by virtue of this Chairmanship, Congressman Schiff is a member of the ‘‘Gang of Eight’’, a group of eight members of Congress who access, review, and analyze America’s most sensitive intelligence, including covert ac- tions, as set forth in section 503(c)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(c)(2)); VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:42 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR306.IH HR306 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 306 IH Whereas, because not all members of Congress can access, re- view, and analyze all intelligence presented to the Gang of Eight, each member must be able to rely upon the judgment, integrity, and truthfulness of each member of the Gang of Eight to serve Congress’s overall decision- making functions; Whereas Gang of Eight members must be credible when sharing their reactions to America’s most sensitive intel- ligence information; Whereas Congressman Schiff can no longer be trusted by his colleagues in Congress or the American people; Whereas every Republican member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has signed a letter stating that they have no confidence in Congressman Schiff as Chair- man; Whereas Congressman Schiff has repeatedly slandered Presi- dent Donald J. Trump by falsely claiming he colluded with Russia to win the presidency; Whereas, in March 2017, Congressman Schiff falsely claimed the Trump campaign accepted help from the Russian government to win the presidency; Whereas, in December 2017, Congressman Schiff falsely claimed ‘‘the Russians offered help, the campaign accept- ed help, the Russians gave help, and the president made full use of that help’’ when referring to unsubstantiated claims of collusion between President Donald J. Trump and Russia; Whereas, in January 2019, Congressman Schiff claimed there was ‘‘clear evidence on the issue of collusion’’ be- tween the Trump campaign and Russia; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:42 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR306.IH HR306 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 306 IH Whereas, in February 2019, Congressman Schiff claimed there was ‘‘ample evidence of collusion of the campaign’’ colluding with Russia; Whereas Congressman Schiff said in April 2019 he does not regret calling out President Donald J. Trump over base- less and disproved allegations of collusion with Russia; Whereas the principle conclusions of the Mueller Report de- termined there was no collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia; Whereas Congressman Schiff continues to claim there is ‘‘ample’’ evidence of Trump-Russia collusion ‘‘in plain sight’’ without offering any evidence to prove his claims; Whereas Congressman Schiff has demonstrated a blatant bias in the performance of his official duties as Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Whereas Congressman Schiff has proven himself untrustworthy by advancing falsities about the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, as relating to unfounded allegations of collusion with the Russian Fed- eration: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2 This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Ex- 3 treme Negligence with Classified Information Licenses 4 Resolution’’ or the ‘‘PENCIL Resolution’’. 5 SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 6 It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 7 Congressman Adam Schiff should be removed from the 8 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR306.IH HR306 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HRES 306 IH and that his security clearance should be revoked imme- 1 diately. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:42 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR306.IH HR306 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS