,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjah ,mr4   
,cr[ley submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 laid on ! table  ,,resolution     
,rais+ a "q ( ! privileges ( ! ,h\se4   
,:]eas ! tradition ( ! ,h\se ,*apla9    
dates to ! e>lie/ days ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives1 beg9n+ 9 #aghi2 ,:]eas 
! role ( ,h\se ,*apla9 has be5 fill$ by 
sixty individuals ( v>i\s religi\s      
d5om9ations1 s]v+ ,memb]s ( ,congress ( 
all fai?s2 ,:]eas ,fa!r ,patrick ,conroy
 has s]v$ honorably z ,h\se ,*apla9 s9ce
 ,may #be1 #bjaa1 :5 he 0 appo9t$ by    
!n-,speak] ,john ,a4 ,boehn] 9          
consultation ) ,democratic ,lead] ,nancy
 ,pelosi2 ,:]eas ,fa!r ,conroy _h be5   
re-appo9t$ & elect$ by ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives on ?ree sep>ate         
occasions1 mo/ rec5tly ,janu>y #c1      
#bjag2 ,:]eas on ,april #af1 #bjah1 !   
nation's fir/ ,jesuit--& only ! second  
,ca?olic--,*apla9 ( ! ,u4,s4 ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives submitt$ 8 resignation  

be=e ! full ,h\se2 ,:]eas ! ,*apla9 _h  
only eight mon?s rema9+ 9 8 t]m ( s]vice
 to ! ,h\se2 ,:]eas ?is resignation 0   
reque/$ by ! (fice ( ,paul ,d4 ,ryan1   
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2    
,:]eas ! ,speak]'s (fice said ''' !     
decision 7to remove ! ,*apla97 0 8      
7,speak] ,ryan's72 ,:]eas on ,may #c1   
#bjah1 ,fa!r ,conroy submitt$ a lett]   
retract+ & resc9d+ 8 resignation1 :i* 0 
accept$ by ,speak] ,ryan2 ,:]eas despite
 ! ,speak]'s /atem5t accept+ ?is        
retraction lett]1 a numb] ( ,memb]s (   
,congress rema9 conc]n$ ab\t :at        
motivat$ ! orig9al reque/ = ,fa!r       
,conroy to resign & ! lack ( adequate   
notification or explanation giv5 to     
,memb]s2 ,:]eas ! rights ( ,memb]s ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7 und]m9$ :5 !  
lead] ( "o p>ty made a unilat]al        
decision to ask = ! resignation ( !     
,*apla92 ,:]eas ?is resignation & !     
circum/ances beh9d x has compromis$ !   
integrity & ! dignity ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives by politiciz+ ! (fice ( 

! ,h\se ,*apla93 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t-- 
7#a7 ,!re is h]eby e/abli%$ a select    
committee to inve/igate ! circum/ances  
ar\nd ! resignation ( ! ,h\se ,*apla94  
7#b7 ,! select committee %all be        
compris$ ( six memb]s1 ( :i* ?ree %all  
be appo9t$ by ! ,*air ( ! ,committee on 
,e?ics1 & ?ree by ! ,rank+ ,memb] ( !   
,committee on ,e?ics4  7#c7 ,! select   
committee %all inve/igate ! motivations 
& actions t l$ to ! resignation ( !     
,*apla91 includ+ ! decisions to remove !
 ,*apla9 & ! process by :i* ,memb]s (   
,congress 7 notifi$ ( ! resignation4    
7#d7 ,! select committee %all provide a 
report to ! ,h\se by ,july #ac1 #bjah4