Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to immediately notify the full House of Representatives with respect to the names of the individuals who guaranteed Representative Santos' bail bond in relation to the indictment brought against Representative Santos in May 2023 by the Department of Justice, and submit to the House of Representatives an interim report on the investigation into Representative Santos not later than July 17, 2023, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 21, 2023

This bill requires the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to report to the full House certain information pertaining to its investigation of Representative George Santos. In particular, the committee must report (1) whether Representative Santos disclosed the names of the individuals who guaranteed his bond and, if so, the identities of those individuals; and (2) interim findings of its investigation.

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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] · D–OH

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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

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Jun 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
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Discuss H.Res.531, 118th Congress: Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to immediately notify the full House of Representatives with respect to the names of the individuals who guaranteed Representative Santos' bail bond in relation to the indictment brought against Representative Santos in May 2023 by the Department of Justice, and submit to the House of Representatives an interim report on the investigation into Representative Santos not later than July 17, 2023, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/531

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/531

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/531

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2023-06-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hres531/BILLS-118hres531ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.531, 118th Congress: Directing the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives to immediately notify the full House of Representatives with respect to the names of the individuals who guaranteed Representative Santos' bail bond in relation to the indictment brought against Representative Santos in May 2023 by the Department of Justice, and submit to the House of Representatives an interim report on the investigation into Representative Santos not later than July 17, 2023, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/531

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2023-06-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hres531/BILLS-118hres531ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-12-23T13:28:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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