H.Res. 888

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 888 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 888

Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from 
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct that 
reflects discreditably on the House of Representatives for colluding 
with convicted felony sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 
congressional hearing.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Roy, Ms. Boebert, 
Mr. Self, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Crane, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, 
Mr. Gosar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Brecheen, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 
Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, 
Mr. Donalds, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Burlison, Mr. 
Baumgartner, Mr. Fine, and Mrs. Luna) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics

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RESOLUTION

Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from 
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct that 
reflects discreditably on the House of Representatives for colluding 
with convicted felony sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 
congressional hearing.

Whereas Stacey Plaskett, the Delegate representing the United States Virgin 
Islands in the House of Representatives, inappropriately coordinated 
with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a congressional hearing 
in February 2019;
Whereas Delegate Plaskett was actively coached by Epstein during the hearing, 
received instructions on specific lines of questioning, and was 
congratulated afterwards with the message ``Good work'';
Whereas Jeffrey Epstein was a known, convicted felony sex offender, having pled 
guilty and been convicted for procuring a child for prostitution and of 
soliciting a prostitute in a plea deal in 2008, and served a 13-month 
sentence;
Whereas, in the course of that investigation, the FBI compiled reports on dozens 
of confirmed minors who credibly alleged sexual abuse by Epstein;
Whereas Epstein was under further Federal investigation beginning in November 
2018, two months before Delegate Plaskett's recently revealed text 
exchange during a congressional hearing, following investigative 
reporting by the Miami Herald detailing Epstein's controversial 2008 
plea deal and highlighting accounts of his victims;
Whereas Epstein was arrested in July 2019 and charged with one count of sex 
trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to commit sex 
trafficking of minors, and he was later found dead in the New York 
Metropolitan Correctional Center;
Whereas, according to documents released from Epstein's estate, during a House 
Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing featuring testimony from 
Michael Cohen, disgraced former attorney to President Donald J. Trump, 
Delegate Plaskett coordinated her line of questioning with Jeffrey 
Epstein in real-time over text message while the hearing was underway;
Whereas Delegate Plaskett, who previously served as an assistant attorney 
general in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, is known to 
have had extensive political, personal, and professional connections 
with Epstein after his conviction as a sex offender up to the time of 
his arrest and then death in 2019;
Whereas Delegate Plaskett's relationship with Epstein stands in stark contrast 
to the public image she has curated for herself as a defender of justice 
and accountability while secretly collaborating with an individual whose 
crimes against vulnerable women and children shocked the nation;
Whereas Delegate Plaskett's willingness to receive instructions on official 
congressional proceedings from Epstein, a convicted felony sex offender 
with deeply concerning international associations, is especially 
alarming and inappropriate given her own past service in the U.S. 
Department of Justice and her current role on the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and raises serious questions about Delegate 
Plaskett's judgement, integrity, and fitness to serve; and
Whereas such associations erode public trust in Congress, particularly when they 
involve using input from a sex offender to advance partisan attacks 
during official proceedings: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,

SECTION 1. CENSURE OF DELEGATE STACEY PLASKETT.

The House of Representatives--
(1) censures and condemns Delegate Stacey Plaskett for 
inappropriate coordination with convicted sex offender Jeffrey 
Epstein during a Congressional Hearing, which reflects 
discreditably on the House of Representatives; and
(2) directs the Committee on Ethics to conduct a full 
investigation into the extent of Plaskett's ties to Epstein and 
any potential further improprieties.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL FROM HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.

The following named Member be, and is hereby, removed from the 
following committee of the House of Representatives:
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ms. Plaskett.
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