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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.
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.
Summary
This resolution requests the President to transmit documents and communications to the House of Representatives within 14 days regarding government agency communications during an appropriations lapse in October 2025. The resolution seeks information about an Office of Management and Budget directive regarding employee communications, Department of Housing and Urban Development website messaging, and Department of Education modifications to employee out-of-office messages during the funding lapse. The resolution also requests communications between various executive offices regarding whether the agencies' communications violated federal law regarding political activities or budget authority.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
16 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (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. 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 Kweisi Mfume’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAREER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP $8,300
- THE RLJ COMPANIES $6,600
- Y COMBINATOR $5,300
- CURIO WELLNESS $5,300
- KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE $4,500
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Kweisi Mfume → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Oct 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Oct 21, 2025 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 21, 2025
Mr. Mfume (for himself, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Brown, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Casar, Ms. Randall, Ms. Simon, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Min, and Mrs. McClain Delaney) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
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.
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 complete and unredacted form, a copy of the following:
(1) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to a directive from the Office of Management and Budget to Federal agencies directing them to include certain language in communications to employees regarding a potential lapse in appropriations.
(2) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development posting a message on their website reading “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.”.
(3) Any and all documents and communications, including notes from meetings, audio records, telephone and electronic mail records, text and other digital messages, related to the decision of the Department of Education to modify the out-of- office email messages of furloughed employees to read as follows: “Thank you for contacting me. On September 10, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse of appropriations, I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.”.
(4) Any and all documents or communications between the Office of the President, the Office of the Vice President, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Special Counsel on whether any communications issued from official Federal Government sources regarding the Federal Government lapse in appropriations occurring in October 2025 constituted a violation of the sections 7323 or 7324 of title 5, United States Code, or section 1341 of title 31, United States Code. <all>
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