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H.Res. 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.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-12 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 10.

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What does this mean?

Official title

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.

Plain summary

This resolution requests that the President provide (and directs the Department of the Treasury to provide) to the House of Representatives all communication related to access to or use of the Treasury payment system by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, or any member of his team; access to or use of confidential tax returns or tax return information by DOGE, Elon Musk, or a member of his team; and any screenshots taken of the data or records in the Treasury payment system by DOGE, Elon Musk, or a member of his team.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · 18 cosponsors

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong119-hres127 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills