Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 243 Introduced in House (IH)] 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 engaged in a highly sophisticated malign foreign influence campaign'' that involves ``subversive, undeclared, criminal, or coercive attempts to sway our government's policies, distort our country's public discourse, and undermine 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 interns into Representative Swalwell's offices; Whereas Representative Swalwell has not denied other troublesome elements of public reporting; Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides, ``A Member, Delegate, Resident 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 is hereby, removed from the following committee of the House of Representatives: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Swalwell of California.