US HR591 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-24 - Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-24 - Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives documents and communications concerning specified aspects of the role of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry (Task Force) in connection with the 2009 bankruptcy proceedings of General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC (GM and Chrysler), as well as: (1) Task Force interaction with any other entity regarding GM or Chrysler dealerships selected for closure; (2) the role of the Task Force concerning employee and retiree benefits of GM and the Delphi Corporation, including its role in establishing the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association; (3) the President's role in determining dealership closures and plant closings; (4) the role of the Task Force concerning part ownership of GM or Chrysler post-bankruptcy by bondholders and the United Auto Workers; (5) the decision to forgive federal loans made to GM or Chrysler under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA); (6) whether GM or Chrysler were lawfully eligible to receive TARP financial assistance; and (7) actual TARP payments to automobile manufacturers.
Title
Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC.
Sponsors
Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH] | Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL] | Rep. John Boehner [R-OH] | Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH] |
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH] | Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH] | Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY] | Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH] |
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH] | Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2009-07-24 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97. | |
2009-07-24 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 111-231. | |
2009-07-17 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | |
2009-07-17 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | |
2009-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Bankruptcy
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial crises and stabilization
Government information and archives
Government investigations
Government lending and loan guarantees
House of Representatives
Industrial facilities
Labor-management relations
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles
Presidents and presidential powers
Retail and wholesale trades