Censuring George W. Bush.
Latest action · Aug 10, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Censures George W. Bush, President of the United States, for conduct in connection with: (1) the prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby; (2) intelligence concerning Iraq; and (3) actions concerning former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame Wilson.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2007 to Jan 29, 2008, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 10, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 10, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jul 10, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Bush (George W.) Administration
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Diplomats
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intelligence officers
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military operations
- Misconduct in office
- Nuclear weapons
- Pardons
- Perjury
- Presidential ethics
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2007Introduced in House
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