HRES 127 — Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information.

Summary

This resolution requests the President and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit documents to the House of Representatives within 14 days relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information. The requested documents include records, memorandums, correspondence, call logs, audit trails, and written agreements that document access to or usage of Treasury payment systems or confidential tax return information by the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, or his team members. The resolution also requests any screenshots taken from Treasury payment systems data by these entities. The resolution was reported adversely from the Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)

18 cosponsors

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA)
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA)
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)

Money behind the sponsor

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UT AUSTIN $10,690
SLACK DAVIS SANGER L.L.P. $6,600
HEARD & SMITH, L.L.P. $6,600
ZYDECO DEVELOPMENT $6,600
SEIDEL LAW FIRM PC $6,600

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Actions (6)

Mar 18, 2025 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 10. · house
Mar 18, 2025 Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-18. · house
Mar 12, 2025 Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18. · house
Mar 12, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
Feb 12, 2025 Submitted in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2025

Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Sewell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Plaskett, and Mr. Suozzi) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

March 18, 2025

Reported adversely, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information.

Resolved, That the President of the United States is requested, and the Secretary of the Treasury is directed, to transmit, to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the President or the Secretary, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), activity logs, audit trails, audit logs, written agreements, or other communication or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the following:

(1) Access to, or usage of, the Treasury payment systems by the Department of Government Efficiency (hereafter referred to as “DOGE”), Elon Musk, or any member of his team.

(2) Access to, or usage of, confidential tax returns or return information (within the meaning of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and including, but not limited to, social security numbers, names, addresses, type of tax, tax year, and tax debt owed) by DOGE, Elon Musk, or any member of his team.

(3) Screenshots taken of Treasury payment systems data or records by DOGE, Elon Musk, or any member of his team. House Calendar No. 10

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. RES. 127

[Report No. 119-18]