HRES265-119

That the House of Representatives— condemns the administration for risking our national security by potentially exposing highly sensitive or potentially classified information to United States foreign adversaries like China and Russia, who have in the past have successfully accessed highly sensitive and confidential information pertaining to United States national interests; condemns the administration for putting American servicemembers’ lives at risk by discussing military operations in an unsecured, unclassified setting and sharing this information with at least one nongovernmental party; calls on the administration to review its procedures and systems for the communication of classified information; calls on the administration to investigate all communication methods being used by members of the administration and ensure they are aligned with proper procedure as it pertains to the communication of classified or highly sensitive information; calls on the administration to initiate an investigation to uncover if any members of the administration violated any Federal laws regarding the communication of classified information; calls on the administration to hold any and all members of the administration accountable to the full extent of the law if any Federal laws were violated by members of the administration pertaining to the communication of classified information; calls on the administration to investigate on how many instances the National Security Council or any other relevant executive branch officials has used the Signal messaging service or any other messaging service application that has not been approved for the transmission of highly sensitive or classified information; calls on the administration to ensure all members of the administration are communicating highly sensitive or classified information inside a SCIF to ensure members of the administration do not endanger United States National Security by communicating classified information through improper channels; and calls on the administration to inform all members of the administration that the communication of classified information outside of a SCIF, is strictly prohibited and that any members of the administration found to violate this procedure will be removed from office and subsequently be punished in accordance with any and all applicable laws pertaining to the communication of classified information.