H.Res. 1253 — Introduced in House

IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2022Mr. Westerman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Ethics Office. That the Secretary of the Interior is directed to transmit, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, memorandum, correspondence, and other communication or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the operation of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Ethics Office and the creation of ethics guidance, including the following: (1) Any documents and communications relating to the process for creating ethics compliance materials, including but not limited to— (A) any reference to the creation of Ethics Guidance on Recusal Obligations; (B) any reference to the creation of Ethics Recusal and Screening Arrangements; (C) any reference to how the Departmental Ethics Office collects information from political appointees; and (D) any reference to how the Departmental Ethics Office verifies the information provided by political appointees. (2) Any documents and communications relating to the time frame in which political appointees are provided final ethics guidance. (3) Any documents and communications relating to ethics waivers for political appointees; including but not limited to— (A) any reference to requests for ethics waivers; (B) any reference to denying an ethics waiver; and (C) any reference to granting an ethics waiver. (4) Any documents and communications relating to the drafting and finalization of ethics guidance for all Interior Department political appointees. (5) Any meeting or communication that occurred between the Designated Agency Ethics Official and all Interior Department political appointees, relating to the drafting and finalization of ethics guidance.