Bill Title: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 82-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. [HR911 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Darrell Issa [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-48	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mac Thornberry [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Todd Tiahrt [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KS-4	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Louie Gohmert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter Roskam [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Todd Akin [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Spencer Bachus [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Souder [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adrian Smith [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NE-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve King [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steven LaTourette [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Candice Miller [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Thomas Petri [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ted Poe [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Roe [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Shimkus [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Shuster [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gresham Barrett [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Judy Biggert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Boehner [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Patrick McHenry [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Howard McKeon [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-25	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Pete Olson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike Pence [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tom Price [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike J. Rogers [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Scalise [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jean Schmidt [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kevin McCarthy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Doug Lamborn [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Paul Broun [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eric Cantor [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Forbes [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Phil Gingrey [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bob Goodlatte [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregg Harper [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MS-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Jordan [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jack Kingston [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Wittman [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Todd Platts [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Posey [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adam Putnam [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-12	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Pete Sessions [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lamar Smith [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Roscoe Bartlett [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michele Bachmann [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ken Calvert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-41	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Shelley Capito [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WV	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Neugebauer [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael McCaul [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Vernon Ehlers [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joe Barton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Marsha Blackburn [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-TN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kevin Brady [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ginny Brown-Waite [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-5	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Burgess [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Culberson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kay Granger [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tom Cole [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OK-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Fleming [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Latta [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dave Camp [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Carter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-31	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Bill Cassidy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Howard Coble [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Dent [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jo Emerson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Virginia Foxx [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Gerlach [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dan Burton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Roy Blunt [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tom McClintock [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Thaddeus McCotter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mary Bono Mack [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-45	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike Coffman [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Dreier [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Duncan Hunter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-50	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Edward Royce [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-39	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Christopher Smith [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter Hoekstra [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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