HRES 611 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Calling for the immediate resignation of Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III.

Introduced Aug 31, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Clay Higgins R-LA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 31, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

  1. IntroducedAug 31, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd James Austin III, should immediately resign from office.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 31, 2021 to Sep 17, 2021, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalAug 31, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalAug 31, 2021
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 31, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Aug 31, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Aug 31, 2021Introduced in House

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