IV

116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. RES. 630

Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California’s 28th
Congressional District.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. BIGGS

OCTOBER 15, 2019
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Ethics

RESOLUTION
Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of
California’s 28th Congressional District.
Whereas President Trump released the transcript of a call
between him and the President of Ukraine;
Whereas President Trump subsequently released the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019;

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Whereas, in a September 26, 2019, hearing on the whistleblower complaint, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff purported to relay the content of the
phone call to the American people;
Whereas, instead of quoting directly from the available transcript, Chairman Schiff manufactured a false retelling of
the conversation between President Trump and President
Zelensky;

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Whereas this egregiously false and fabricated retelling had no
relationship to the call itself;
Whereas these actions of Chairman Schiff misled the American people, bring disrepute upon the House of Representatives, and make a mockery of the impeachment
process, one of this chamber’s most solemn constitutional
duties;
Whereas, for more than 2 years, Chairman Schiff has spread
false accusations that the Trump campaign colluded with
Russia;
Whereas, on March 20, 2017, then-Ranking Member Schiff
read out false allegations from the Steele dossier accusing
numerous Trump associates of colluding with Russia;
Whereas then-Ranking Member Schiff falsely claimed in a
March 2017 interview to have ‘‘more than circumstantial
evidence’’ of collusion with Russia;
Whereas then-Ranking Member Schiff negotiated with Russian comedians whom he believed to be Ukrainian officials to obtain materials to damage the President of the
United States politically;

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Whereas, according to a New York Times article on October
2, 2019, Chairman Schiff’s committee staff met with the
whistleblower prior to the filing of his complaint, and
staff members communicated the content of the complaint to Chairman Schiff;
Whereas Chairman Schiff concealed his dealings with the
whistleblower from the rest of the Intelligence Committee, and when asked directly in a television interview
whether he had any contact with the whistleblower, he
lied to the American people and said, ‘‘We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower.’’;
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Whereas members of the Intelligence Committee have lost
faith in his objectivity and capabilities as Chairman, with
every Republican member on the Committee having
signed a letter calling for his immediate resignation as
Chairman; and
Whereas Chairman Schiff has hindered the ability of the Intelligence Committee to fulfill its oversight responsibilities
of the Intelligence Community, an indispensable pillar of
our national security: Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved, That—

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(1) the House of Representatives censures and

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condemns Representative Adam Schiff for conduct

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that misleads the American people in a way that is

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not befitting an elected Member of the House of

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Representatives;

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(2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith

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present himself in the well of the House for the pro-

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nouncement of censure; and

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(3) Representative Adam Schiff will be cen-

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sured with the public reading of this resolution by

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the Speaker.

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