Resolved, That the Attorney General of the United States is
directed to transmit, to the extent that such information is in the
possession of the Attorney General, (in a manner appropriate to
classified information, if the Attorney General determines appropriate)
to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date
of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record,
memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of
Justice, including the Office of Legal Counsel, or any portion of any
such communication, that refers or relates to--
(1) any criminal or counterintelligence
investigation targeting President Donald J. Trump, National
Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page,
Roger Stone, or any employee of the Executive Office of the
President;
(2) any investment by any foreign government or
agent of a foreign government in any entity owned in whole or
in part by President Donald J. Trump;
(3) President Trump's proposal to maintain an
interest in his business holdings, while turning over day-to-
day operation of those interests to his sons Donald J. Trump,
Jr., and Eric Trump;
(4) President Trump's plan to donate the profits
of any foreign governments' use of his hotels to the United
States Treasury, including the decision to exclude other
payments by foreign governments to any other business
holdings of the Trump Organization from that arrangement;
(5) the Foreign Emoluments Clause (U.S.
Constitution, Article I, Sec. 9, Clause 8) as it may pertain to
President Donald J. Trump or any employee of the Executive
Office of the President;
(6) any of the following Federal statutes
governing conflicts of interest as they may pertain to
President Donald J. Trump or any employee of the Executive
Office of the President:
(A) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.).
(B) Section 3110 of title 5, United States
Code (concerning employment of relatives).
(C) Section 7342 of title 5, United States
Code (concerning receipt and disposition of foreign
gifts).
(D) Section 7352 of title 5, United States
Code (concerning gifts to Federal employees).
(E) Section 201 of title 18, United States
Code (prohibiting bribery of public
officials).
(F) Section 208 of title 18, United States
Code (prohibiting participation by government officials
in matters affecting their personal financial
interest).
(G) Section 211 of title 18, United States
Code (prohibiting acceptance or solicitation to obtain
appointive public office).
(H) Section 219 of title 18, United States
Code (prohibiting Federal officers and employees from
acting as agents of foreign principals).
(I) Section 1905 of title 18, United
States Code (prohibiting disclosure of confidential
information).
That the Attorney General of the United States is directed to
transmit, to the extent that such information is in the possession of
the Attorney General, (in a manner appropriate to classified
information, if the Attorney General determines appropriate) to the
House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the
adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo,
correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Justice,
including the Office of Legal Counsel, or any portion of any such
communication, that refers or relates to--
(1) any criminal or counterintelligence investigation
targeting President Donald J. Trump, National Security Advisor
Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page, Roger Stone, or any
employee of the Executive Office of the President;
(2) any investment by any foreign government or agent of a
foreign government in any entity owned in whole or in part by
President Donald J. Trump;
(3) President Trump's proposal to maintain an interest in
his business holdings, while turning over day-to-day operation
of those interests to his sons Donald J. Trump, Jr., and Eric
Trump;
(4) President Trump's plan to donate the profits of any
foreign governments' use of his hotels to the United States
Treasury, including the decision to exclude other payments by
foreign governments to any other business holdings of the Trump
Organization from that arrangement;
(5) the Foreign Emoluments Clause (U.S. Const. art. I,
Sec. 9, cl. 8) as it may pertain to President Donald J. Trump
or any employee of the Executive Office of the President; and
(6) any of the following Federal statutes governing
conflicts of interest as they may pertain to President Donald
J. Trump or any employee of the Executive Office of the
President:
(A) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
app. 101 et seq.).
(B) Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code
(concerning employment of relatives).
(C) Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code
(concerning receipt and disposition of foreign gifts).
(D) Section 7353 of title 5, United States Code
(concerning gifts to federal employees).
(E) Section 201 of title 18, United States Code
(prohibiting bribery of public officials).
(F) Section 208 of title 18, United States Code
(prohibiting participation by government officials in
matters affecting their personal financial interest).
(G) Section 211 of title 18, United States Code
(prohibiting acceptance or solicitation to obtain
appointive public office).
(H) Section 219 of title 18, United States Code
(prohibiting federal officers and employees from acting
as agents of foreign principals).
(I) Section 1905 of title 18, United States Code
(prohibiting disclosure of confidential information).
House Calendar No. 18
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 111
[Report No. 115-28]
Additional sponsors: Ms. Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Speier, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Johnson
of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Pallone, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Espaillat, Mr.
Beyer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Foster, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cardenas, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Peters, Mr. Walz, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Ms. Moore, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Larsen of Washington, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Panetta, Mr.
Garamendi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Aguilar, Mr.
Raskin, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Clay, Mr. Neal, Mr. Polis, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Bass, Mr.
Richmond, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Crowley,
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of
New York, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Soto, Mr. Himes,
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Keating, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Suozzi, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Crist, Mr. Welch,
Mr. Kilmer, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Ben
Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Rush, Ms. Gabbard, Mr.
Loebsack, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Adams, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Butterfield, Ms.
Frankel of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Sires, Mr.
Norcross, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Titus, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Esty, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kind, Miss Rice of New
York, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Brownley of California, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr.
Gottheimer
March 8, 2017
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