Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings.
Sponsored By: Representative Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
Introduced
Summary
**This resolution would push the House Oversight Committee to file suit so a court can *compel compliance with a subpoena* from Pamela J. Bondi tied to the Jeffrey Epstein inquiry.** It focuses the litigation on testimony and records about the Justice Department's handling of sex trafficking enforcement and files on Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators.
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- The Committee and its chair would be required to start or join a federal court case within 30 days to seek a declaratory judgment that Bondi must comply with a March 17, 2026 subpoena, and to pursue related relief such as injunctions.
- The Office of General Counsel of the House would represent the Committee in that litigation and may hire private counsel, either paid or pro bono, to assist.
- The legal action would target deposition testimony and the Justice Department's collection, management, and production of documents and files connected to Jeffrey Epstein and related enforcement of sex trafficking laws.
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House oversight subpoena enforcement lawsuit
If adopted, this resolution would direct the chair of the House Oversight Committee to start or join a federal court case within 30 days after the resolution's approval. The case would seek a declaratory judgment that Pamela J. Bondi must comply with a subpoena issued March 17, 2026, for deposition testimony in the Committee's investigation of federal sex trafficking enforcement and Justice Department records about Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators. The Committee's Office of General Counsel would represent the Committee in any such case and could hire private lawyers, paid or pro bono, to help. The chair would report to the House as soon as practicable about any case started or joined under this resolution.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
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