3.0.0 695 2019-11-15T21:33:37Z 2019-11-15T21:33:37Z House H HRES 2012-06-20 112 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-28T22:15:25Z Referred to 2012-06-20T14:02:15Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations. 112 489 SRES 2012-06-12 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3982) Identical bill CRS 2012-06-28 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Q000024 Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] Benjamin Quayle R AZ 3 N G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2012-06-20 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2012-06-28 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2012-06-28 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2012-06-28 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2012-06-28 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2012-06-28 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2012-06-28 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2012-06-28 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2012-06-28 False A000366 Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24] Sandy Adams R FL 24 2012-06-28 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2012-06-29 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] Richard Nugent R FL B. 5 2012-07-09 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2012-07-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military operations and strategy News media and reporting Terrorism Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-06-20 Introduced in House 2012-09-19T12:05:07Z Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General (AG) should: (1) delegate to an outside special counsel (counsel) all AG authority relating to investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of any and all unauthorized disclosures of classified and highly sensitive information related to various military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations as reported in recent publications; and (2) direct the counsel to exercise such authority independently of the supervision or control of any DOJ officer.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the counsel should investigate any and all such disclosures and, where appropriate, prosecute those responsible; and (2) the President should assess whether any such disclosures damaged the national security and how such damage can be mitigated.

]]> Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations. Introduced in House 2012-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres695ih/xml/BILLS-112hres695ih.xml 2012-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.