Bill · H.Res. 127· House(119-HRES-127)

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information.

Age: 80 years

Texas

Introduced: 2/12/2025
Last activity: 3/18/2025 — Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Sponsored by: Lloyd Doggett
Cosponsors: - 18 - 0

Finance and Financial Sector

Introduced
On Calendar

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution asks the President and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to send certain documents to the House of Representatives. These documents relate to the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, and its access to Treasury payment systems and confidential taxpayer information. The requested items include records, audio recordings, memos, call logs, correspondence, activity logs, and written agreements. The documents must be provided within 14 days after the resolution is adopted, as long as the President or the Secretary currently has them. The text covers access used by DOGE, Elon Musk, or any member of his team. It also covers the taking of screenshots of Treasury payment systems data or records by these individuals.

Yes

Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+6
The resolution mandates the transmission of records and communications regarding the use of Treasury payment systems to the House of Representatives.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+4
The resolution seeks to investigate the potential unauthorized access to and usage of confidential tax returns and social security numbers.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+2
The request for information on tax return access may help protect the privacy of sensitive financial data held by all households.