BENNIE O. THOMPSON, MISSISSIPPI ZOE LOFGREN, CALIFORNIA ADAM B. SCHIFF, CALIFORNIA PETE AGUILAR, CALIFORNIA STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, FLORIDA JAMIE RASKIN, MARYLAND ELAINE G. LURIA, VIRGINIA LIZ CHENEY, WYOMING ADAM KINZINGER, ILLINOIS |
 One Hundred Seventeenth Congress |
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 january6th.house.gov (202) 225-7800 |
August 25, 2021
The Honorable David S. Ferriero
Archivist of the United States
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408
Dear Mr. Ferriero:
The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is examining the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack. Our Constitution provides for a peaceful transfer of power, and this investigation seeks to evaluate threats to that process, identify lessons learned, and recommend laws, policies, procedures, rules, or regulations necessary to protect our Republic in the future. Pursuant to the Presidential Records Act (44 U.S.C. § 2205(2)(C)), and House Resolution 503, the Select Committee requests that you produce the documents described in the attached schedule from the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in your custody, control, or possession.
Given the urgent nature of our request, we ask that you expedite your consultation and processing times pursuant to your authority under 36 C.F.R. § 1270.44(g). We have some concern about the delay in producing documents requested this past March, and we want to assist your prompt production of materials. We look forward to discussing ways in which we can do that. Toward that end, we request that NARA meet expeditiously with Select Committee investigative staff to discuss production priorities.
This is our first request for materials, and we anticipate additional requests as our investigation continues. Please produce this information to the Select Committee no later than September 9, 2021. An attachment to this letter provides additional instructions for responding to the Select Committee’s request.
If you have questions, please contact Select Committee investigative staff at 202-225-7800.
| Sincerely,
A personal signature appears here Bennie G. Thompson |
