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Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings.
Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings.
Summary
This resolution directs the Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in a federal court proceeding within 30 days to compel Pamela J. Bondi to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee Chair on March 17, 2026, for deposition testimony. The Committee is investigating the federal government's enforcement of sex trafficking laws and specifically the Department of Justice's collection, management, and production of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators. The resolution authorizes the Committee to seek a declaratory judgment affirming Bondi's obligation to comply with the subpoena and to seek appropriate ancillary relief, including injunctive relief. The House Office of General Counsel will represent the Committee in the judicial proceeding and is authorized to retain private counsel to assist. The Committee Chair must report to the House regarding any judicial proceedings initiated under this resolution.
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Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Robert Garcia’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $14,250
- WATERFORD PROPERTY COMPANY $13,200
- SHANGRI-LA INDUSTRIES $9,900
- CURTIN MARITIME $9,900
- LEE ANDREWS GROUP $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Robert Garcia → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. · house
- Apr 29, 2026 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2026
Mr. Garcia of California (for himself, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Min, Ms. Norton, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Simon, Ms. Randall, Mr. Bell, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Casar, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Brown, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Walkinshaw) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings.
Resolved, That the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days after the date of the approval of this resolution, shall initiate or intervene in a judicial proceeding in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction, on behalf of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to seek declaratory judgment affirming the duty of Pamela J. Bondi to comply with the subpoena duly issued to her by the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 17, 2026, for deposition testimony as part of its investigation into the Federal Government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally, and specifically the Department of Justice’s collection, management, and production of documents and files relating to Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, and to seek appropriate ancillary relief, including injunctive relief. Resolved, that the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives shall report as soon as practicable to the House with respect to any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to this resolution. Resolved, that the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives shall represent the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives in any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to this resolution. Resolved, that the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives is authorized to retain private counsel, either for pay or pro bono, to assist in the representation of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives in any judicial proceeding initiated or intervened in pursuant to this resolution. <all>
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