US HR928 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-08-24 - Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-08-24 - Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution. Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to: any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017; any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan; any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.
Title
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-08-24 | House | Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II. |
2018-07-10 | House | PERMISSION TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT - Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.Res. 928. Agreed to without objection. |
2018-06-28 | House | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 162. |
2018-06-28 | House | Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-797. |
2018-06-26 | House | Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12. |
2018-06-26 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2018-06-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2018-06-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Lawyers and legal services
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Congressional-executive branch relations
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Lawyers and legal services
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents