United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 281 (117th)
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee.
Introduced
26 March 2021
Last action
26 March 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Yvette Herrell, Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Madison Cawthorn, Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
This resolution requires the chair of a House committee to administer a specific oath to any witness appearing before the committee. Currently, a committee chair is only authorized to administer an oath.
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Timeline
26 March 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Yvette Herrell · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Madison Cawthorn · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/281
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hres/281
- us · 117-hres-281 · source updated 7 April 2025