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Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.

H. RES. 186 Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.

Introduced Mar 4, 2025

Latest action (Apr 9, 2025) Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 22.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Legislative subjects (8)
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHouse of RepresentativesPublic contracts and procurement

Summary

This resolution requests that the President transmit to the House of Representatives, within 14 days and in complete and unredacted form, any documents relating to Elon Musk's role with the federal government, including the Department of Government Efficiency. The resolution specifically requests documents pertaining to any realized or perceived conflicts of interest related to Musk's government role and his business entities. The resolution also requests documents regarding any federal government contracts involving Musk-owned or Musk-controlled companies.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors

Actions (7)
  1. Apr 9, 2025 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 22. · house
  2. Apr 9, 2025 Reported adversely by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-57. · house
  3. Apr 9, 2025 Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15. · house
  4. Apr 9, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  5. Mar 25, 2025 Motion to Report Measure Defeated by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 23. · house
  6. Mar 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  7. Mar 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house

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Similar bills (6)

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  • HRES 264 — Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the security clearances held by Elon Musk, members of the United States Department of Government Efficiency Service, and any other individual considered to be a member of the DOGE team. · Introduced Apr 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%
  • HRES 187 — Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies. · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HRES 316 — Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents relating to the use of insecure electronic communication platforms, including Signal, for official communications and to the compliance of the Administration with all Federal records laws. · Introduced Apr 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • 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. · Introduced Mar 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HRES 825 — Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to United States Government agencies sharing certain communications with the public and Federal employees. · Introduced Oct 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HRES 195 — Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the operations of the Social Security Administration after January 20, 2025, including information on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Social Security Administration and to information in the possession of such Administration. · Introduced Mar 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 4, 2025

Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Brown, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Casar, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Randall, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Bell, Ms. Simon, Mr. Min, Ms. Pressley, and Ms. Tlaib) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

April 9, 2025

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

RESOLUTION

Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.

Resolved, That the President is requested to transmit, to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the President, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the adoption of this resolution, in a complete and unredacted form, a copy of any document, record, report, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication that refers or relates to—

(1) Elon Musk and his role, official or nonofficial, with the Federal Government;

(2) any realized or perceived conflict of interest Elon Musk may have related to his role with the United States DOGE Service (commonly referred to as the “Department of Government Efficiency” or “DOGE”), any DOGE agency team, or any other government or pseudo-government entity;

(3) any Elon Musk-owned, -managed, -licensed, or - controlled corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, or ventures, or entity on which Elon Musk serves on the board of directors; or

(4) any Federal Government contract involving any Elon Musk-owned, -managed, -licensed, or -controlled corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, or ventures, or entity on which Elon Musk serves on the board of directors. House Calendar No. 22

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. RES. 186

[Report No. 119-57]

RESOLUTION

Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.

April 9, 2025

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

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