US Congress Senate Resolution 489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 30-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-12 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3982)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General (AG) should: (1) delegate to an outside special counsel (counsel) all AG authority relating to investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of any and all unauthorized disclosures of classified and highly sensitive information related to various military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations as reported in recent publications; and (2) direct the counsel to exercise such authority independently of the supervision or control of any DOJ officer. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the counsel should investigate any and all such disclosures and, where appropriate, prosecute those responsible; and (2) the President should assess whether any such disclosures damaged the national security and how such damage can be mitigated.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-12	Senate	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3982)

HR695 (Same As) 2012-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/489/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres489/BILLS-112sres489is.pdf