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US HR255

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Meeks

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit records to the House within 14 days of adoption relating to U.S. military strikes on the Houthis in Yemen and the disclosure of confidential information to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg via the Signal messaging app.

  • Records sought include the full transcript of the Signal group chat that inadvertently included Goldberg, all messages sent before and after his participation, and any documents related to strike planning and coordination with allies.

  • Requests documentation of legal justifications for the Yemen strikes and any materials produced after Goldberg published an article about his inclusion in the confidential war planning discussions.

  • Seeks information on potential consequences for officials who used a commercial messaging application to coordinate war plans and on any new executive branch safeguards implemented in response to the security breach.

  • Introduced March 26, 2025 by Rep. Meeks with 23 Democratic cosponsors and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Legislative Description

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives any record created on or after January 20, 2025, under the control of the President or the Secretary, respectively, relating to strikes on the Houthis in Yemen and the disclosure of confidential information to a journalist on the Signal application.

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

3/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs3/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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