# Plain Language Summary: H. RES. 650 - George Santos Expulsion Resolution

This resolution is a formal proposal to kick Representative George Santos out of Congress. It's essentially a list of serious accusations against him, followed by a call for his expulsion from the House of Representatives. Think of it like a school board voting to expel a student—it requires a formal vote by the full House, and if it passes, Santos would immediately lose his seat and his job as a congressman.

The resolution details a long pattern of deception that allegedly fooled voters in New York's Third Congressional District. Santos reportedly lied about his education (claiming degrees he didn't have), his work history (falsely saying he worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup), and his personal background (claiming his mother survived 9/11 and that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors, neither of which was true). He also made false claims about founding an animal rescue charity and about employees dying in the Pulse nightclub shooting. Beyond these lies, the resolution alleges he stole $3,000 from veterans through a fake GoFundMe campaign and committed identity theft and check fraud in Brazil.

The financial misconduct is particularly damning. When Santos first ran for Congress in 2020, he claimed to have no assets. Yet by 2022, he suddenly reported over a million dollars in savings, a half-million-dollar apartment in Brazil, and $750,000 in salary he paid himself—all from a company he'd just created. He donated over $700,000 to his own campaign but didn't file required financial disclosure forms until after the primary election. The Department of Justice indicted him in May 2023 for wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds.

The resolution points out that the House Ethics Committee was supposed to investigate and report back within 60 days, but more than 60 days passed without a report. So this resolution is essentially Congress saying: enough waiting, let's vote on expulsion now. If it passes with a two-thirds majority, Santos would be removed from office immediately.

In the matter of George Santos.

Goldman, Daniel S.

 <p>This resolution expels Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives.</p>