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H.Res. 255

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.Res. 255, “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”, was introduced in the House on Mar 26, 2025 by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) with 23 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


Record

Text

H.Res. 255 has 23 co-sponsors.

hr255/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HRES 255 IH: 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.
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-03-26
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IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2025 Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Sherman , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Keating , Mr. Bera , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Titus , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Jacobs , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Stanton , Mr. Moskowitz , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Costa , Mr. Amo , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Latimer , Mr. Olszewski , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Ms. McBride , Mr. Schneider , and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION
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.
That the President is requested, and the Secretary of State is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of all documents, Signal application chats, charts, or tables, including notes from meetings, audio recordings, records (including telephone and email records), correspondence, artificial intelligence large language model conversation transcripts, and any other communications created on or after January 20, 2025, under the control of the President or the Secretary, respectively, that refer or relate to any of the following:
(1)
The full transcript of the Signal application group chat that included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg and pertained to extremely sensitive and confidential plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen, including all messages sent to such group chat before and after Mr. Goldberg entered and left such group chat.
(2)
Information pertaining to the strikes on the Houthis in Yemen.
(3)
Coordination with partners, allies, and other countries concerning such strikes.
(4)
Legal justifications for such strikes.
(5)
Any material produced as a result of Mr. Goldberg leaving such group chat and publishing an article describing his inclusion in confidential war planning, including any documentation related to potential consequences for officials who used a commercial application to coordinate war plans, discuss whether to strike the Houthis, and include a journalist in such group chat.
(6)
New executive branch process reforms, safeguards, or protections implemented in response to senior national security officials inviting a journalist to a group chat where highly classified information was discussed, considered, and planned.
(7)
Any group chat or transcript that was used to develop war plans or discuss sensitive national security information.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-26
  2. Passed House

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) sponsors H.Res. 255, and 23 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.Res. 255 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Mar 26, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.Res. 255 has taken 2 actions since Mar 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 26, 2025
House
Submitted in House
Mar 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.Res. 255 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.Res. 255 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Res. 255 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Res. 255’s is International Affairs.

hres255/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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