US HCR25 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President must preserve (1) all records relating to his foreign meetings to ensure that his advisors, Congress, and the American people may have access to information regarding what transpired, especially in meetings with U.S. adversaries; and (2) notes taken during or documenting the content of presidential meetings with foreign leaders.
Title
Recognizing the necessity of preserving official and unofficial records of meetings between the President of the United States and foreign leaders, for the purposes of promoting transparency and the national security of the United States of America.
Sponsors
| Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] |
| Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] |
| Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/25/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hconres25/BILLS-116hconres25ih.pdf |
