,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,byrne 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,gooden1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,posey1   
,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,weber of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4 ,joyce of    
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,budd1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 ,davidson of   
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,meuser1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 
,dunn1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,mr4 ,banks1    
,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4      
,spano1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,abraham1  
,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4        
,arrington1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,louisiana1
 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,meadows1    
,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 and 
,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case

 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states to conduct an audit    
relating to the impeachment inquiry and 
trial of ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 ,president 
of the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,statement of ,harm to the ,american    
,majority ,act or the ,,sham ,act4  #b4 
,,gao ,audit of the ,impeachment        
,inquiry and ,trial of ,donald j4       
,trump1 ,president of the ,united       
,states  7a7 ,audit ,the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct an audit of the use of funds and
 loss of productivity relating to the   
impeachment inquiry and trial of ,donald
 ,j4 ,trump1 ,president of the ,united  
,states4  7b7 ,elements of audit ,in    
carrying out the audit required under   
subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall-- 7#a7 examine the costs1
 time spent1 expenses 7including time   

individual employees spent on           
impeachment related matters represented 
as a percentage of their salary71 and   
loss of productivity of the ,house      
,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,house
 ,permanent ,select ,committee on       
,intelligence1 the ,house ,committee on 
,financial ,services1 the ,house        
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the    
,house ,committee on ,judiciary1 the    
,house ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform1 the ,house ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 and any other committees of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate involved in the impeachment     
inquiry or trial2  7#b7 examine the     
costs1 time spent1 expenses 7including  
time individual employees spent on      
impeachment related matters represented 
as a percentage of their salary71 and   
loss of productivity of the ,office of  
the ,speaker of the ,house1 the ,office 
of the ,house ,majority ,leader1 the    
,office of the ,house ,minority ,leader1
 the ,office of the ,house ,majority    

,whip1 the ,office of the ,house        
,minority ,whip1 the ,office of the     
,senate ,majority ,leader1 the ,office  
of the ,senate ,minority ,leader1 and   
any other ,house or ,senate leadership  
offices or support offices involved in  
the inquiry or trial2  7#c7 examine the 
costs1 time spent1 and expenses         
7including time individual employees    
spent on impeachment related matters    
represented as a percentage of their    
salary7 for floor operations relating to
 the impeachment inquiry and trial for  
the ,house of ,representatives and      
,senate2  7#d7 examine the costs1 time  
spent1 and expenses 7including time     
individual employees spent on           
impeachment related matters represented 
as a percentage of their salary7 of     
,senators and members of the ,house and 
their personal office staff relating to 
the impeachment inquiry and trial2 and  
7#e7 examine the costs1 time spent1     
expenses 7including time individual     
employees spent on impeachment related  

matters represented as a percentage of  
their salary71 and loss of productivity 
of utilized staff of ,federal agencies  
complying with requests of the          
investigation and conduct of the trial1 
including the ,office of the ,white     
,house ,counsel4  7c7 ,report ,the      
,comptroller ,general shall issue a     
report to the ,congress containing all  
findings and determinations made in     
carrying out the audit required under   
subsection 7a71 including an estimation 
of the total cost of the impeachment    
inquiry and trial no later than #ahj    
days after enactment of this ,act4