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]

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.

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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.

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-08-24HouseSupplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.
2018-07-10HousePERMISSION 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.
2018-06-28HousePlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
2018-06-28HouseReported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-797.
2018-06-26HouseOrdered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.
2018-06-26HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-06-08HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-06-08HouseIntroduced in House

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