HRES 490 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.

Introduced Dec 12, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Latest action · Dec 12, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

IntroducedDec 12, 2011
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress has lost confidence in the Attorney General.

Cosponsors 114

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2011 to Jun 1, 2012; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-FL	Allen B. West	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-OH	Bill Johnson	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-TX	Blake Farenthold	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-FL	Connie Mack	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-TX	Francisco "Quico" Canseco	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-LA	Jeffrey M. Landry	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-NY	Michael G. Grimm	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-IL	Robert T. Schilling	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-NM	Stevan Pearce	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Dec 12, 2011
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Dec 13, 2011
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Dec 13, 2011
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Dec 13, 2011
R-MD	Andy Harris		Dec 15, 2011
R-NY	Ann Marie Buerkle		Dec 15, 2011
R-GA	Austin Scott		Dec 15, 2011
R-AZ	Benjamin Quayle		Dec 15, 2011
R-TX	Bill Flores		Dec 15, 2011
R-FL	Bill Posey		Dec 15, 2011
R-MO	Billy Long		Dec 15, 2011
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Dec 15, 2011
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Dec 15, 2011
R-TN	David P. Roe		Dec 15, 2011
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Dec 15, 2011
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Dec 15, 2011
R-TN	Diane Black		Dec 15, 2011
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Dec 15, 2011
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Dec 15, 2011
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Dec 15, 2011
R-TX	Joe Barton		Dec 15, 2011
R-IL	Joe Walsh		Dec 15, 2011
R-LA	John Fleming		Dec 15, 2011
R-FL	John L. Mica		Dec 15, 2011
R-TX	John R. Carter		Dec 15, 2011
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Dec 15, 2011
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Dec 15, 2011
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Dec 15, 2011
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Dec 15, 2011
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Dec 15, 2011
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Dec 15, 2011
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Dec 15, 2011
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Dec 15, 2011
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		Dec 15, 2011
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Dec 15, 2011
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Dec 15, 2011
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Dec 15, 2011
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Dec 15, 2011
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Dec 15, 2011
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Dec 15, 2011
R-NY	Robert L. Turner		Dec 15, 2011
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Dec 15, 2011
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		Dec 15, 2011
R-TN	Stephen Lee Fincher		Dec 15, 2011
R-IA	Steve King		Dec 15, 2011
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Dec 15, 2011
R-TX	Ted Poe		Dec 15, 2011
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Dec 15, 2011
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Dec 15, 2011
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Dec 15, 2011
R-OK	Tom Cole		Dec 15, 2011
R-GA	Tom Graves		Dec 15, 2011
R-SC	Trey Gowdy		Dec 15, 2011
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Dec 15, 2011
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Dec 19, 2011
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Dec 19, 2011
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Dec 19, 2011
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Dec 19, 2011
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Dec 19, 2011
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Dec 19, 2011
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Dec 27, 2011
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Dec 27, 2011
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck		Dec 27, 2011
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent		Dec 27, 2011
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Jan 23, 2012
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Jan 23, 2012
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Jan 23, 2012
R-MN	John Kline		Jan 23, 2012
R-KS	Kevin Yoder		Jan 23, 2012
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jan 23, 2012
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Mar 5, 2012
R-CO	Cory Gardner		Mar 5, 2012
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Mar 5, 2012
R-TX	Pete Olson		Mar 5, 2012
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Mar 5, 2012
R-MN	Michele Bachmann		Mar 8, 2012
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Mar 8, 2012
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Mar 8, 2012
R-FL	Steve Southerland II		Mar 8, 2012
R-GA	Tom Price		Mar 8, 2012
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Mar 16, 2012
R-MN	Chip Cravaack		Mar 16, 2012
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Mar 16, 2012
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble		Mar 16, 2012
R-ND	Rick Berg		Mar 16, 2012
R-MO	Sam Graves		Mar 16, 2012
R-SC	Tim Scott		Mar 16, 2012
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Mar 22, 2012
R-IL	Aaron Schock		May 8, 2012
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		May 8, 2012
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger		May 9, 2012
R-OK	John Sullivan		May 29, 2012
R-CA	Tom McClintock		May 29, 2012
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Jun 1, 2012

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Dec 12, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 12, 2011Introduced in House
Dec 12, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Product	Title	Kind	Published
RL34037	Congressional Censure and “No Confidence” Votes Regarding Public Officials Archived	Report	Jun 23, 2016

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 12, 2011Introduced in House

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