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.
This resolution of inquiry requests the President and directs the Secretary of State to transmit specific records to the House of Representatives within 14 days of its adoption. The requested documents, created on or after January 20, 2025 , include Signal application chats, notes, recordings, correspondence, and artificial intelligence transcripts. The inquiry focuses on several critical areas, including the full transcript of a Signal group chat involving journalist Jeffrey Goldberg concerning sensitive plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen . It also seeks information on the strikes themselves, coordination with international partners, and the legal justifications for these actions. Furthermore, the resolution requests any material related to Mr. Goldberg's article and potential consequences for officials who used a commercial application to discuss war plans and included a journalist in such discussions, as well as any new executive branch process reforms implemented in response to this incident.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
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.
USA119th CongressHRES-255| House
| Updated: 3/26/2025
This resolution of inquiry requests the President and directs the Secretary of State to transmit specific records to the House of Representatives within 14 days of its adoption. The requested documents, created on or after January 20, 2025 , include Signal application chats, notes, recordings, correspondence, and artificial intelligence transcripts. The inquiry focuses on several critical areas, including the full transcript of a Signal group chat involving journalist Jeffrey Goldberg concerning sensitive plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen . It also seeks information on the strikes themselves, coordination with international partners, and the legal justifications for these actions. Furthermore, the resolution requests any material related to Mr. Goldberg's article and potential consequences for officials who used a commercial application to discuss war plans and included a journalist in such discussions, as well as any new executive branch process reforms implemented in response to this incident.