119-hres344

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 344 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 344

 Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of 
 Health and Human Services, to transmit respectively, to the House of 
 Representatives certain documents relating to the elimination of the 
 Administration for Community Living.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 24, 2025

 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Wilson of 
 Florida, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Omar, and Mr. DeSaulnier) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Education and Workforce

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 RESOLUTION

 Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of 
 Health and Human Services, to transmit respectively, to the House of 
 Representatives certain documents relating to the elimination of the 
 Administration for Community Living.

 Resolved, That the President is requested, and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services is directed, to transmit respectively, to the 
House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the 
adoption of this resolution, unredacted copies of all documents, 
memoranda, legal opinions, notes from meetings, records (including 
telephone records, electronic mail records, and screen shots), 
correspondence (electronic or otherwise), and other communications (or 
any portion of any such communications) that are in the possession of 
the President or the Secretary, respectively, that refer or relate to 
the following:

    (1) The proposed elimination of the Administration for 
 Community Living.

    (2) Any reduction in force or other downsizing measures at 
 the Administration for Community Living.

    (3) Any action taken pursuant to the Health and Human 
 Services March 27, 2025, communication ``HHS Announces 
 Transformation to Make America Healthy Again'', and the 
 accompanying Fact Sheet, resulted in the alteration of the 
 functions and responsibilities of the Administration for 
 Community Living.

    (4) Any action taken to dismiss career staff in leadership 
 positions within the Administration for Community Living.

    (5) Any determination made by the Executive Office of the 
 President, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
 Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for 
 Community Living, or the staff of the Department of Health and 
 Human Services or the Administration for Community Living, that 
 the staff remaining at the Department after any reduction in 
 force, other downsizing measure, or closure would be sufficient 
 to ensure that the Administrator, the individual designated 
 with the responsibilities of the Administrator if that position 
 no longer exists, or the Assistant Secretary of Aging, as 
 appropriate, could faithfully execute the laws Congress has 
 directed the Administrator or the Assistant Secretary of Aging, 
 as appropriate, to enforce or implement, including but not 
 limited to--
        (A) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
 3001);
        (B) the Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (AT Act) 
 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
            (C) the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
 Bill of Rights Act (DD ACT) (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.); 
 and
            (D) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 
 et seq.).

    (6) Any action taken to terminate a grant awarded by the 
 Department through the Administration for Community Living.
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