US Congress House Resolution 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) President George W. Bush should not grant preemptive pardons to senior officials of his Administration for acts they may have taken in the course of their official duties; (2) a special investigative commission or Select Committee should be tasked with investigating possible illegal activities by such senior Administration officials, including any abuse of the President's pardon power; and (3) the next Attorney General should appoint an independent counsel to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute illegal acts by senior Administration officials.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2009-01-06		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/9/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres9/BILLS-111hres9ih.pdf