,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bg1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,crowley submitted the following   
resolution2 which was laid on the table 
,,resolution  ,raising a question of the
 privileges of the ,house4  ,whereas    
,father ,patrick ,conroy has served     
honorably as ,house ,chaplain since ,may
 #beth of #bjaa1 when he was appointed  
by ,speaker ,john ,boehner in           
consultation with ,democratic ,leader   
,nancy ,pelosi2 ,whereas ,father ,conroy
 had been re-appointed and approved by  
the ,house of ,representatives on three 
separate occasions1 most recently       
,january #crd of #bjag2 ,whereas1 on    
,april #af1 #bjah1 the ,nation's first  
,jesuit1 and only the second ,catholic1 
,chaplain of the ,united ,states ,house 
of ,representatives submitted his       
resignation before the full ,house2     
,whereas this resignation was forced by 
,paul ,d4 ,ryan1 ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives and ,members of the 

,house ,republican ,conference2 ,whereas
 the ,speaker's team said ''' the       
decision 7to remove the ,chaplain7 was  
his 7,speaker ,ryan's72 ,whereas the    
lack of notification of his forced      
resignation1 or adequate explanation    
provided by ,speaker ,paul ,d4 ,ryan is 
not reflective of the integrity of the  
,house of ,representatives2 ,whereas1 on
 ,november #f1 #bjag1 during debate on  
the ,,gop tax scam1 the ,chaplain led an
 opening prayer asking ,god to bless    
,congress and for ,congress to guarantee
 that there are not winners and losers  
under the new tax laws1 but benefits    
balanced and shared by all ,americans2  
,whereas this prayer reflects the core  
values of many ,americans1 in particular
 people of the ,catholic faith1         
including care and concern for the poor 
and the marginalized2 ,whereas1 on      
,april #i1 #bjah1 ,pope ,francis        
published his third apostolic           
exhortation entitled ,gaudete et        
,exsultate or rejoice and be heard which

 states that ,christians must care for  
the poor1 the sick1 and the immigrant2  
,whereas1 under the ,,gop tax bill1 more
 than #hj percent of its benefits flow  
to the richest #a percent and the       
corporate special interests1 ignoring   
the needs for struggling men and women  
and children2 ,whereas this prayer has  
been reported to be the chief reason for
 ,father ,conroy's forced resignation by
 the ,republican ,conference2 ,whereas  
the dismissal of ,father ,conroy        
following this prayer shows             
,republicans' true refusal to embody the
 values of faith and charity in their   
legislative work2 ,whereas ,father      
,conroy's forced resignation is         
concerning to a number of ,members of   
both sides of the aisle2 ,whereas the   
,house of ,representatives would benefit
 from being guided by a ,chaplain with a
 commitment to caring about those most  
in need2 ,whereas the rights of ,members
 of the ,house of ,representatives were 
undermined when the leader of one party 

made a unilateral decision to dismiss   
the ,chaplain2 ,whereas this forced     
resignation has compromised the dignity 
of the ,house of ,representatives by    
politicizing the office of the ,house   
,chaplain2 and ,whereas the             
circumstances behind his resignation    
compromised the integrity and dignity of
 the ,house of ,representatives3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that-- 7#a7 there is 
hereby established a ,select ,committee 
to investigate the actions and          
motivations behind the resignation of   
the ,house ,chaplain2  7#b7 the ,select 
,committee shall be comprised of six    
members1 of which three shall be        
appointed by the ,chair of the          
,committee on ,ethics1 and three by the 
,ranking ,member of the ,committee on   
,ethics2 and  7#c7 the ,select          
,committee shall investigate the        
motivations and actions of the ,speaker 
behind the resignation of the ,house    
,chaplain4