H.Res. 604 — Introduced in House

IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2019 Mr. Biggs 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; 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; 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 two 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 who he believed to be Ukrainian officials to obtain materials to damage the President of the United States politically; 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 That— (1) the House of Representatives censures and condemns Representative Adam Schiff for conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House of Representatives; (2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure; and (3) Representative Adam Schiff will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.