HRES 136 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of those officials relating to the security investigations and background checks relating to granting access to the White House of James D. Guckert (also known as Jeff Gannon).

Latest action · Apr 5, 2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 18.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 3, 2005
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

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Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security each to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in their possession relating to the security investigations and background checks relating to access to the White House granted to James D. Guckert (known as Jeff Gannon), and any requisite instructions for handling such documents.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2005 to Apr 5, 2005; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-VARick BoucherOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 3, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersMar 15, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeMar 15, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 15, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 15, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenApr 5, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 3, 2005Markup Mar 16, 2005Reported Apr 5, 2005

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 5, 2005Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-30.
  2. Apr 5, 2005Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 18.
  3. Mar 16, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Mar 16, 2005Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 10.
  5. Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E354John Conyers, Jr. D-MIMar 3, 2005

Research

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Committee report

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40879Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 ArchivedReportNov 9, 2017

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of those officials relating to the security investigations and background checks relating to granting access to the White House of James D. Guckert (also known as Jeff Gannon).

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 5, 2005Reported in House
  2. Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House

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