Hill Leaders Slipped Scheme into Spending Bill to Block, Stymie Investigations into CongressSean Moran 18 Dec 2024
Congressional leadership slipped a provision into the stopgap spending bill that would bar or stymie investigations into Congress.
Tucked within the stopgap spending bill is a provision that has enflamed controversy amongst many conservatives on and off Capitol Hill.
The provision, titled “Treatment of electronic services provided for House offices,” sounds vague but could could stop or limit investigations into Congress.
Part of the section states:
Upon a motion made promptly by a House office or provider for a House office, a court of competent jurisdiction shall quash or modify any legal process directed to the provider for a House office if compliance with the legal process would require the disclosure of House data of the House office.
INFORMATION REGARDING IMPLICATIONS OF USING PROVIDERS.—The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the House Office of General Counsel, shall provide information regarding the potential constitutional implications and the potential impact on privileges that may be asserted to each House office that commissions or uses a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service.
“A new provision in the latest CR lets Congress block subpoenas for House data, including emails, potentially preventing any investigation into the J6 Committee,” Benny Johnson, a conservative activist, wrote on X.
A Republican staffer told Breitbart News that this appears to be the function of the provision.
Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) wrote, “Did Liz Cheney negotiate the CR??”
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