SHAM Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5769 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CLINE, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. BUDD, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. DUNN, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. SPANO, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. BROOKS of Ala- bama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris- diction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5769.IH H5769 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5769 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Statement of Harm 2 to the American Majority Act’’ or the ‘‘SHAM Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. GAO AUDIT OF THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND 4 TRIAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF 5 THE UNITED STATES. 6 (a) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United 7 States shall conduct an audit of the use of funds and loss 8 of productivity relating to the impeachment inquiry and 9 trial of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. 10 (b) ELEMENTS OF AUDIT.—In carrying out the audit 11 required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 12 shall— 13 (1) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (in- 14 cluding time individual employees spent on impeach- 15 ment related matters represented as a percentage of 16 their salary), and loss of productivity of the House 17 Committee on the Judiciary, the House Permanent 18 Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Com- 19 mittee on Financial Services, the House Committee 20 on Foreign Affairs, the House Committee on Judici- 21 ary, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, 22 the House Committee on Ways and Means, and any 23 other committees of the House of Representatives 24 and the Senate involved in the impeachment inquiry 25 or trial; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5769.IH H5769 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5769 IH (2) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (in- 1 cluding time individual employees spent on impeach- 2 ment related matters represented as a percentage of 3 their salary), and loss of productivity of the Office 4 of the Speaker of the House, the Office of the House 5 Majority Leader, the Office of the House Minority 6 Leader, the Office of the House Majority Whip, the 7 Office of the House Minority Whip, the Office of the 8 Senate Majority Leader, the Office of the Senate 9 Minority Leader, and any other House or Senate 10 leadership offices or support offices involved in the 11 inquiry or trial; 12 (3) examine the costs, time spent, and expenses 13 (including time individual employees spent on im- 14 peachment related matters represented as a percent- 15 age of their salary) for floor operations relating to 16 the impeachment inquiry and trial for the House of 17 Representatives and Senate; 18 (4) examine the costs, time spent, and expenses 19 (including time individual employees spent on im- 20 peachment related matters represented as a percent- 21 age of their salary) of Senators and members of the 22 House and their personal office staff relating to the 23 impeachment inquiry and trial; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5769.IH H5769 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 5769 IH (5) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (in- 1 cluding time individual employees spent on impeach- 2 ment related matters represented as a percentage of 3 their salary), and loss of productivity of utilized staff 4 of Federal agencies complying with requests of the 5 investigation and conduct of the trial, including the 6 Office of the White House Counsel. 7 (c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall issue a 8 report to the Congress containing all findings and deter- 9 minations made in carrying out the audit required under 10 subsection (a), including an estimation of the total cost 11 of the impeachment inquiry and trial no later than 180 12 days after enactment of this Act. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5769.IH H5769 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS