H. Res. 935 — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (April 23, 2020)

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Text of H. Res. 935, dated in the House of Representatives, U. S., April 23, 2020, resolving to establish a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform called the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. It provides for not more than 12 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, and directs an investigation and final report on the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs, waste, fraud, abuse and price gouging, the economic impact on small businesses and others, and the protection of whistleblowers. It authorizes the chair to issue subpoenas and order depositions, bars a markup of legislation, provides that the select subcommittee ceases 30 days after the final report, and adds $2,000,000 in expenses for the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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H. Res. 935




In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
                                               April 23, 2020.
     Resolved, That there is hereby established a select inves-
tigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form called the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Cri-
sis (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select subcommittee’’).
     SEC. 2. (a) The select subcommittee shall be composed
of not more than 12 Members, Delegates, or the Resident
Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more
than 5 shall be appointed on the recommendation of the mi-
nority leader. The Speaker shall designate one member of the
select subcommittee as its chair. Any vacancy in the select
subcommittee shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment.
     (b) Each member appointed to the select subcommittee
shall be treated as though a member of the Committee on
Oversight and Reform for purposes of the select sub-
committee.
     SEC. 3. (a) The select subcommittee is authorized and
directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and
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study and issue a final report to the House of its findings
(and such interim reports as it may deem necessary) regard-
ing—
          (1) the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and trans-
    parency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs
    to address the coronavirus crisis, including through Fed-
    eral agencies, State and local government entities, finan-
    cial institutions and other private businesses, contracts,
    grants, loans, loan guarantees, investments, cooperative
    agreements, or any other means;
          (2) reports of waste, fraud, abuse, price gouging,
    profiteering, or other abusive practices related to the
    coronavirus crisis;
          (3) the implementation or effectiveness of any Fed-
    eral law applied, enacted, or under consideration to ad-
    dress the coronavirus crisis and prepare for future
    pandemics;
          (4)    preparedness   for   and    response    to   the
    coronavirus crisis, including the planning for and imple-
    mentation of testing, containment, mitigation, and sur-
    veillance activities; the acquisition, distribution, or stock-
    piling of protective equipment and medical supplies; and
    the development of vaccines and treatments;




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           (5) the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on
    individuals, communities, small businesses, health care
    providers, States, and local government entities;
           (6) any disparate impacts of the coronavirus crisis
    on different communities and populations, including with
    respect to race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity, sex-
    ual orientation, disability, and geographic region, and
    any measures taken to address such disparate impacts;
           (7) executive branch policies, deliberations, deci-
    sions, activities, and internal and external communica-
    tions related to the coronavirus crisis;
           (8) the protection of whistleblowers who provide in-
    formation about waste, fraud, abuse, or other improper
    activities related to the coronavirus crisis;
           (9) cooperation by the executive branch and others
    with Congress, the Inspectors General, the Government
    Accountability Office, and others in connection with
    oversight of the preparedness for and response to the
    coronavirus crisis; and
           (10) any other issues related to the coronavirus cri-
    sis.
    (b) The select subcommittee may report to the House or
any committee of the House from time to time the results of
its investigations and studies, together with such detailed




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findings and legislative recommendations as it may deem ad-
visable.
     (c) The select subcommittee may not hold a markup of
legislation.
     SEC. 4. (a) Rule XI and the rules of the Committee on
Oversight and Reform shall apply to the select subcommittee
in the same manner as a subcommittee except as follows:
           (1) The chair of the select subcommittee may au-
     thorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) of
     rule XI and rule 12(g) of the rules of the Committee on
     Oversight and Reform in the investigation and study
     conducted pursuant to section 3, including for the pur-
     pose of taking depositions.
           (2) The chair of the select subcommittee is author-
     ized to compel by subpoena the furnishing of information
     by interrogatory.
           (3) Subpoenas so authorized may be signed by the
     chair of the select subcommittee or a designee.
           (4) The chair of the select subcommittee may order
     the taking of depositions, under oath and pursuant to
     notice or subpoena, by a member of the select sub-
     committee or a counsel of the select subcommittee. Such
     depositions shall be governed by rule 15 of the rules of
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform. For purposes




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    of such rule, references to ‘‘the Committee’’ shall be con-
    strued as references to the select subcommittee.
         (5) The chair of the select subcommittee may, after
    consultation with the ranking minority member, recog-
    nize—
               (A) members of the select subcommittee to
         question a witness for periods longer than five min-
         utes as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of
         such rule XI; and
               (B) staff of the select subcommittee to ques-
         tion a witness as though pursuant to clause
         2(j)(2)(C) of such rule XI.
         (6) Agenda and reports required by rule 2(f) and
    rule 4(c) of the rules of the Committee on Oversight and
    Reform shall be required on the third calendar day be-
    fore a meeting, hearing, or consideration of a report, as
    applicable.
    (b) The provisions of this resolution shall govern the
proceedings of the select subcommittee in the event of any
conflict with the rules of the House or of the Committee on
Oversight and Reform.
    SEC. 5. Any committee of the House having custody of
records in any form relating to the matters described in sec-
tion 3 shall transfer copies of such records to the select sub-
committee within 7 days of the adoption of this resolution or


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receipt of such records. Such records shall become the records
of the select subcommittee.
        SEC. 6. Service on the select subcommittee shall not
count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X.
        SEC. 7. The Committee on Oversight and Reform is the
‘‘successor in interest’’ to the select subcommittee for pur-
poses of clause 8(c) of rule II.
        SEC. 8. The select subcommittee shall cease to exist 30
days after filing the final report required under section 3.
        SEC. 9. (a) For further expenses of the Committee on
Oversight and Reform for the One Hundred Sixteenth Con-
gress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of
the House of Representatives an additional amount of
$2,000,000.
        (b) Payments under this resolution shall be made on
vouchers authorized by the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, signed by the chair of that committee, and approved in
the manner directed by the Committee on House Administra-
tion.




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    SEC. 10. Amounts made available under this resolution
shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Committee on House Administration.
    Attest:




                                                   Clerk.




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