3.0.0 980 2022-02-03T05:21:28Z 2022-02-03T05:21:28Z House H HRES 2008-02-13 110 hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-02-13T15:00:50Z Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 979) recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary and for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 980) authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas. 110 982 HRES 2008-02-14 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:22:48 Procedurally-related House Procedurally-related House 2008-02-14 14:22:55 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 982, H. Res. 980 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H962; text as passed House: CR H962) Floor H1B000 2 House floor actions 2008-02-14 14:22:55 Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 982, H. Res. 980 is considered passed House.(consideration: CR H962; text as passed House: CR H962) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-14 14:22:47 Rule H. Res. 982 passed House. Floor H1L220 2 House floor actions 2008-02-13 19:06:33 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 982 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 979 and H. Res. 980. Upon the adoption of H.Res. 982, H.Res. 979 and H.Res. 980 are hereby adopted. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2008-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2008-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N Congress Congressional committee chairmen Congressional committees Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Congressional witnesses Congressional-executive relations Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys House Judiciary House of Representatives Injunctions Law Parties to actions Removal of officials Subpoena Congress 00 2008-02-13 Introduced in House 2008-02-19T20:41:24Z Authorizes the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings in any federal court of competent jurisdiction, on behalf of the Committee, to seek: (1) declaratory judgments affirming the duty of any individual to comply with any subpoena that is a subject of House Resolution 979 issued to such individual by the Committee as part of its investigation into the firing of certain U.S. Attorneys and related matters; and (2) appropriate ancillary relief, including injunctive relief.

Directs the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives, at the Speaker's authorization, to represent the Committee in any such litigation.

Requires the Speaker, in giving that authorization, to consult with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group.

]]> 81 2008-02-14 Passed House without amendment 2008-03-04T22:43:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings in any federal court of competent jurisdiction, on behalf of the Committee, to seek: (1) declaratory judgments affirming the duty of any individual to comply with any subpoena that is a subject of House Resolution 979 issued to such individual by the Committee as part of its investigation into the firing of certain U.S. Attorneys and related matters; and (2) appropriate ancillary relief, including injunctive relief.

Directs the Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives, at the Speaker's authorization, to represent the Committee in any such litigation.

Requires the Speaker, in giving that authorization, to consult with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group.

]]> Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas. Display Title Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas. Official Title as Introduced Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial procedings to enforce certain subpoenas. Engrossed in House 2008-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres980eh/xml/BILLS-110hres980eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres980ih/xml/BILLS-110hres980ih.xml 2008-02-14 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 982, H. Res. 980 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H962; text as passed House: CR H962) 14:22:55 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.