Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.
Latest action · Sep 8, 2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
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- IntroducedJul 14, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Requests the President and directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document or communication in their possession that refers or relates to the firing of the former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James B. Comey in the following respects:
- then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch directing Comey to refer to the investigation into the handling of classified data and use of an unauthorized email server by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a matter, rather than a criminal investigation;
- Comey's leaks to Columbia University law professor Daniel Richman regarding conversations between Lynch and President Trump and how the leaked information was released to lead to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller;
- the propriety and consequence of immunity deals given to Cheryl Mills, Heather Samuelson, John Bentel, and potentially others by the FBI during the criminal investigation into Clinton's conduct;
- Comey's decision to usurp Lynch's authority in announcing that criminal charges would not be brought against Clinton regarding her use of a private email server and handling of classified information;
- Comey's knowledge and impressions of any ex-parte conversation between Lynch and former President Bill Clinton on June 27, 2016, at a Phoenix airport on a private jet;
- Comey's knowledge of the company Fusion GPS and its creation of a dossier on Donald Trump;
- any potential leaks by Comey to author Michael Schmidt dating back to 1993;
- Comey's knowledge of the purchase of a majority stake in Uranium One by Rosatom;
- Comey's refusal to investigate Hillary Clinton regarding selling access to the Department of State through Clinton Foundation donations, Huma Abedin's dual employment at such entities simultaneously, or utilization of the State Department to further paid speaking opportunities for her husband;
- any collusion between Comey and Robert Mueller;
- whether Comey had any knowledge of efforts made by any federal agency to monitor communications of then-candidate Donald Trump, to assess Comey's knowledge about the unmasking of individuals on Donald Trump's campaign team, transition team, or both, to assess the role that former National Security Adviser Susan Rice played in the unmasking of such individuals, or to reveal the purpose served by unmasking any individuals serving on the staff of Donald Trump; and
- whether Comey had any knowledge of the dissemination of unredacted information to various intelligence agencies and of any attempts to use surveillance of Donald Trump to damage the credibility of his campaign, presidency, or both.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2017 to Jul 26, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 14, 2017 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 26, 2017 |
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 Jul 14, 2017Markup Jul 26, 2017Reported Sep 8, 2017 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-300.
- Sep 8, 2017Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
- Jul 26, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 26, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
- Jul 14, 2017Introduced in House
Research
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Cite it 1
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| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40879 | Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived | Report | Nov 9, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 488 | Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey. | Related bill | Sep 28, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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 the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.
Subjects
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- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Department of Justice
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Sound recording
Text 2
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- Sep 8, 2017Reported in House
- Jul 14, 2017Introduced in House
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