[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 15 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 15

  Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire 
  whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the 
  United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

    Mr. Conyers (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
  Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire 
  whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the 
  United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

    Resolved, That in continuance of the authority conferred in House 
Resolution 1448 of the One Hundred Tenth Congress adopted by the House 
of Representatives on September 17, 2008, the Committee on the 
Judiciary shall inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas 
Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana.
    Sec. 2.  The Committee on the Judiciary or any subcommittee or task 
force designated by the Committee may, in connection with the inquiry 
under this resolution, take affidavits and depositions by a member, 
counsel, or consultant of the Committee, pursuant to notice or 
subpoena.
    Sec. 3.  There shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the 
House such sums as may be necessary to assist the Committee on the 
Judiciary in conducting the inquiry under this resolution, any of which 
may be used for the procurement of staff or consultant services.
    Sec. 4. (a) For the purpose of the inquiry under this resolution, 
the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to require by subpoena or 
otherwise--
    (1) the attendance and testimony of any person (including at a 
taking of a deposition by counsel or consultant of the Committee); and
    (2) the production of such things;
as it deems necessary to such inquiry.
    (b) The Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, after 
consultation with the ranking member, may exercise the authority of the 
Committee under subsection (a).
    (c) The Committee on the Judiciary may adopt a rule regulating the 
taking of depositions by a member, counsel, or consultant of the 
Committee, including pursuant to subpoena.
                                 <all>