H. Res. 668 - Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to continue its ongoing investigation into the possible mismanagement of the Federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, and for other purpo
H. Res. 668 - Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to continue its ongoing investigation into the possible mismanagement of the Federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, and for other purposes.
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 4553, H. Res. 668, H.J. Res. 104, 105, and 106
Bill Text
(as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-232PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 672:
Agreed to by a record vote of 212-208, on Friday, July 18, 2025, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 212-209, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
MANAGERS: Griffith/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 4553.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.
8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
10. Provides one motion to recommit.
11. Closed rules for H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105, and H.J. Res. 106.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of each joint resolution.
13. Provides that each joint resolution shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in each joint resolution.
15. Provides one hour of general debate on each joint resolution equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees.
16. Provides each joint resolution one motion to recommit.
17. Provides that H. Res. 668 is hereby adopted.
18. Provides that H. Res. 605 is hereby adopted.
19. Provides that H. Res. 598 is laid on the table.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 2 | Garcia (CA) | Democrat | Revised Deems the Attorney General in contempt of the U.S. House of Representatives should the Department of Justice fail to fully comply with the subpoena of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform demanding documents and other materials related to the Epstein case. | Revised |
| 2 | Version 1 | Leger Fernández (NM) | Democrat | Requires Chair of Oversight and Government Reform Committee to consult with and obtain agreement of Ranking Member before redacting or withholding information. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 165
Motion by Mr. McGovern to consider as adopted amendment #1 to H. Res. 668, offered by Representative Garcia of California, which deems the Attorney General in contempt of the U.S. House of Representatives should the Department of Justice fail to fully comply with the subpoena of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform demanding documents and other materials related to the Epstein case. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 166
Motion by Mr. McGovern to provide that immediately upon adoption of the resolution, the House shall consider H.R. 4405, the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act introduced by Representatives Khanna and Massie, under a closed rule with one hour of debate. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 167
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a section to the rule directing the Architect of the Capitol to install a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the violence that occurred here on January 6th, 2021, as already required by law. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 168
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to strike section 9 of the rule, which deems as adopted H. Res. 605. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 169
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to consider as adopted amendment #2 to H. Res. 668, offered by Representative Leger Fernández, which requires the Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee to consult with and obtain agreement of the Ranking Member before redacting or withholding information. Defeated: 4–9
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 170
Motion by Mr. Griffith to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4