,h4 ,,res4 #ejg  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #bd1  
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas ,congress'
 power to conduct oversight and         
investigations is firmly rooted in its  
legislative authority under ,article ,i 
of the ,constitution1 which commits to  
the ,house of ,representatives alone the
 authority to establish its rules       
governing the procedures and methods for
 the conduct of oversight and           
investigations1 as well as to determine 
the powers that it delegates to its     
various committees2 ,whereas those      
powers delegated to the committees      
include the power to conduct oversight  
into and to investigate1 pursuant to the
 legitimate legislative purposes of the 
respective committees1 matters          
involving1 referring1 or related1       
directly or indirectly1 to the persons1 
entities1 and organizations specified in
 this resolution2 ,whereas committees of
 the ,house1 pursuant to the authority  
delegated by clause #b7m7 of rule ,,xi  

and clause #aa7;d7 of rule ,x of the    
,rules of the ,house of                 
,representatives1 have undertaken       
investigations and issued related       
subpoenas seeking personal1 financial1  
banking1 and tax information related to 
the ,president1 his immediate family1   
and his business entities and           
organizations1 among others2 ,whereas   
the validity of some of these           
investigations and subpoenas has been   
incorrectly challenged in ,federal court
 on the grounds that the investigations 
and subpoenas were not authorized by the
 full ,house and lacked a 8clear        
statement0 of intent to include the     
,president1 which the ,president's      
personal attorneys have argued in       
,federal court is necessary before the  
committees may seek information related 
to the ,president2 and ,whereas while   
these arguments are plainly incorrect as
 a matter of law1 it is nevertheless in 
the interest of the institution of the  
,house of ,representatives to avoid any 

doubt on this matter and to             
unequivocally reject these challenges   
presented in ongoing or future          
litigation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives ratifies
 and affirms all current and future     
investigations1 as well as all subpoenas
 previously issued or to be issued in   
the future1 by any standing or permanent
 select committee of the ,house1        
pursuant to its jurisdiction as         
established by the ,constitution of the 
,united ,states and rules ,x and ,,xi of
 the ,rules of the ,house of            
,representatives1 concerning or issued  
directly or indirectly to--  7#a7 the   
,president in his personal or official  
capacity2  7#b7 his immediate family1   
business entities1 or organizations2    
7#c7 the ,office of the ,president2     
7#d7 the ,executive ,office of the      
,president2  7#e7 the ,white ,house2    
7#f7 any entity within the ,white       
,house2  7#g7 any individual currently  
or formerly employed by or associated   

with the ,white ,house2  7#h7 any       
,federal or ,state governmental entity  
or current or former employee or officer
 thereof seeking information involving1 
referring1 or related to any individual 
or entity described in paragraphs 7#a7  
through 7#g72 or  7#i7 any third party  
seeking information involving1          
referring1 or related to any individual 
or entity described in paragraphs 7#a7  
through 7#g74  ,clerk4