HRES 644 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 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 authorization of electronic surveillance of citizens of the United States without court approved warrants.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 2, 2006 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 150.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 22, 2005
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the President and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives within 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution: (1) all documents in their possession relating to the authorization of electronic surveillance of U.S. persons conducted without warrants approved by a U.S. court; and (2) any instructions for handling such documents.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 1, 2006.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJRush HoltFeb 1, 2006

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2006Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 150.
  2. Mar 2, 2006Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-383.
  3. Feb 15, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Feb 15, 2006Ordered to be Reported Adversely by Voice Vote.
  5. Dec 22, 2005Introduced in House

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2006Reported in House
  2. Dec 22, 2005Introduced in House

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