HRES 184 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.

Latest action · Mar 31, 2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 31.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Requests the President, and directs the Attorney General, to transmit to the House of Representatives within 14 days after adoption of this resolution copies of any document or other communication in their possession that refers or relates to:

  • any meeting or communication between Senator Jeff Sessions and any representative of the Russian government, including his meetings with the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey I. Kislyak, on July 18, 2016, and September 8, 2016;
  • Senator Sessions's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 10, 2017, his written response to Senator Patrick Leahy's letter of January 17, 2017, his letter of March 6, 2017, to such committee, his preparation for confirmation hearings before such committee with respect to contact between President Trump's campaign and any Russian government representative, and his recusal from any investigation related to the 2016 presidential election and the implementation of that recusal;
  • the application of provisions regarding grounds for appointing a Special Counsel to any case involving the 2016 presidential election or any related matter; and
  • any meeting between any employee of President Trump's campaign or transition team and any Russian government representative, including any meeting that involved Donald J. Trump, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, Carter Page, J.D. Gordon, Richard Burt, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, or Michael Cohen.

Cosponsors 150

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2017 to Mar 30, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 9, 2017
D-NJAlbio SiresMar 13, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 13, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeMar 13, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 13, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 13, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanMar 13, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceMar 13, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMar 13, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMar 13, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceMar 13, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMar 13, 2017
D-GADavid ScottMar 13, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerMar 13, 2017
D-PADwight EvansMar 13, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerMar 13, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 13, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 13, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldMar 13, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 13, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Mar 13, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 13, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 13, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 13, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanMar 13, 2017
D-COJared PolisMar 13, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 13, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiMar 13, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyMar 13, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisMar 13, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasMar 13, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuMar 13, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 13, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonMar 13, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMar 13, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 13, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMar 13, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 13, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 13, 2017
D-WIMark PocanMar 13, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 13, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresMar 13, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMar 13, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarMar 13, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchMar 13, 2017
D-WARick LarsenMar 13, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 13, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMar 13, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 13, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenMar 13, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneMar 13, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasMar 13, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMar 13, 2017
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonMar 16, 2017
D-ILBill FosterMar 16, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 16, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellMar 16, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMar 16, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMar 16, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMar 16, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyMar 16, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalMar 16, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonMar 16, 2017
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 16, 2017
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMar 20, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMar 20, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 20, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreMar 20, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaMar 20, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyMar 20, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorMar 20, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezMar 20, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiMar 20, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyMar 20, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoMar 20, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenMar 20, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithMar 21, 2017
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Mar 21, 2017
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 21, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 21, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 21, 2017
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 22, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeMar 22, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMar 22, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierMar 22, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaMar 22, 2017
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMar 22, 2017
D-FLLois FrankelMar 22, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMar 22, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalMar 23, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 23, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 23, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoMar 23, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Mar 23, 2017
D-NYGrace MengMar 23, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 23, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMar 23, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonMar 23, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 23, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 23, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMar 23, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMar 23, 2017
D-HITulsi GabbardMar 23, 2017
D-VAA. Donald McEachinMar 24, 2017
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMar 24, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 24, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 24, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMar 24, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasMar 24, 2017
D-CARo KhannaMar 24, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenMar 24, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyMar 24, 2017
D-OHTim RyanMar 24, 2017
D-NHAnn M. KusterMar 27, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsMar 27, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeMar 27, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyMar 27, 2017
D-CAKaren BassMar 27, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceMar 27, 2017
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Mar 27, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchMar 27, 2017
D-FLCharlie CristMar 28, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaMar 28, 2017
D-IADavid LoebsackMar 28, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellMar 28, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossMar 28, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinMar 28, 2017
D-FLVal Butler DemingsMar 28, 2017
D-TXAl GreenMar 29, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsMar 29, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMar 29, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondMar 29, 2017
D-ILCheri BustosMar 29, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiMar 29, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyMar 29, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMar 29, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyMar 29, 2017
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeMar 29, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersMar 29, 2017
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 29, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamMar 29, 2017
D-WIRon KindMar 29, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 29, 2017
D-MAStephen F. LynchMar 29, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 29, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellMar 29, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 30, 2017
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 30, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoMar 30, 2017
D-MARichard E. NealMar 30, 2017

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 9, 2017Markup Mar 29, 2017Reported Mar 31, 2017

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2017Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-74.
  2. Mar 31, 2017Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 31.
  3. Mar 29, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Mar 29, 2017Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
  5. Mar 9, 2017Introduced in House

Research

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Committee report

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.

Subjects

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Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2017Reported in House
  2. Mar 9, 2017Introduced in House

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