,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fcc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #af1 #bjai,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 and ,mrs4 ,lesko7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ethics1 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 ,,resolution ,requiring that all impeachment inquiry related hearings1 witness interviews and communications1 document productions and examinations1 proceedings1 and other related work shall be done in an open setting and in public view4 ,whereas under article #a1 section #b of the ,constitution1 the ,house of ,representatives shall 4 4 4 have the sole ,power of ,impeachment2 ,whereas at a press conference on ,september #bd1 #bjai1 the ,speaker of the ,house1 ,nancy ,pelosi1 stated1 ,i'm announcing the ,house of ,representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry2 ,whereas ,speaker ,pelosi declared that she was directing our six committees to proceed with their investigation under that umbrella of impeachment inquiry2 ,whereas there has been no formal vote on the ,house ,floor1 or in any of the six committees directed by ,speaker ,pelosi1 to authorize any impeachment inquiry2 ,whereas1 on ,october #c1 #bjai1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house1 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house held a classified joint interview in which they received testimony from ,ambassador ,kurt ,volker1 the former ,department of ,state ,special ,representative for ,ukraine ,negotiations1 under the guise of the impeachment inquiry2 ,whereas it is wholly inappropriate to conduct any impeachment inquiry in a classified setting1 and the ,american public deserves complete transparency from the ,house of ,representatives when conducting impeachment inquiries1 including full and complete public access any hearings1 witness interviews and statements1 documents productions and examinations1 and any and all proceedings related to an impeachment inquiry2 ,whereas sunlight is the best disinfectant1 and transparency is the best remedy against partisan politics and injustice2 and ,whereas an impeachment inquiry behind the veil of secrecy and through closed classified committee hearings undermines the open and transparent process afforded to each ,member and the constituents they represent and impedes their review of all evidence related to impeachment as that they can make their own judgment on the impeachment merits3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 the ,house of ,representatives disapproves of the actions led by the ,speaker1 ,nancy ,pelosi of ,california1 to conduct work related to matters of impeachment in a closed and classified setting2 7#b7 any and all impeachment inquiry related hearings1 witness interviews and communications1 document productions and examinations1 proceedings1 and other work related shall be done in an open setting and in public view2 and 7#c7 the ,speaker and the chair of each committee engaged in an impeachment inquiry of any kind shall give each ,member of the ,house a minimum of #dh-;hours notice before conducting any impeachment related matter4