US SR604 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-03 - Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2698-2699)
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-03 - Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2698-2699)
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution urges the Senate to (1) provide advice and consent to executive branch nominees only if those nominees have been truthful in their dealings with Congress and the executive branch; (2) not vote on any nominee who has made verifiably false statements to Congress or the executive branch and who refuses to correct those statements; and (3) not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media unless and until he corrects his statements to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Internal Revenue Service.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate should not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media unless and until Michael Pack corrects his false statements to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Internal Revenue Service.
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-03 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2698-2699) |
Subjects
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International exchange and broadcasting
Senate
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. Agency for Global Media
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International exchange and broadcasting
Senate
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. Agency for Global Media
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/604/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres604/BILLS-116sres604is.pdf |