[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 591 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 591

Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives 
    all information in his possession relating to certain specific 
communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors 
                     Corporation and Chrysler LLC.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2009

Mr. Boehner (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
 Latta, Mr. Austria, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, and Mr. Tiberi) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives 
    all information in his possession relating to certain specific 
communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors 
                     Corporation and Chrysler LLC.

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives requests that the 
President transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any 
portions of all documents, records, and communications in his 
possession referring or relating to--
            (1) the role of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto 
        Industry (hereafter referred to as ``Task Force'') in 
        negotiating, reviewing, approving, or relating in any other 
        aspect to the plans for reorganization or restructuring in 
        connection with proceedings commenced during 2009 under chapter 
        11, of title 11, United States Code, with respect to General 
        Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC (hereafter in this 
        resolution referred to as ``General Motors'' and ``Chrysler'', 
        respectively);
            (2) the interaction of the Task Force with any other entity 
        to identify which vehicle dealerships of General Motors or 
        Chrysler would be selected for closure in connection with such 
        plans of reorganization or restructuring, and which would be 
        specifically selected for exemption from such closure, and 
        procedures and processes for making such determinations;
            (3) the role of the Task Force in negotiating, reviewing, 
        approving, determining, or in any other aspect relating to, 
        levels of and reductions in the employee and retiree benefits 
        of General Motors' salaried employees and non-union hourly 
        retirees, and in establishing the new Voluntary Employee 
        Beneficiary Association;
            (4) the President's role in determining any vehicle 
        dealership closures and plant closings;
            (5) the role of the Task Force in negotiating, reviewing, 
        approving, or in any other aspect relating to, agreements 
        whereby--
                    (A) the United Auto Workers, or any trust of the 
                United Auto Workers, would end up owning a certain 
                percentage of General Motors or Chrysler post-
                bankruptcy, including any document, record, or 
                communication discussing how such determination was 
                made or percentage arrived at; and
                    (B) as part of the restructuring of General Motors 
                and Chrysler, bondholders of each respective company 
                would end up owning a certain percentage of each 
                respective company, including any document, record, or 
                communication discussing how such determination was 
                made or percentage arrived at;
            (6) the decision of the President to forgive any loans made 
        by the United States to General Motors or Chrysler under the 
        Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) in title I of the 
        Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008;
            (7) any decision or determination relating to the authority 
        under such Act to provide financial assistance to General 
        Motors or Chrysler, specifically any determination regarding 
        whether General Motors or Chrysler were lawfully eligible to 
        receive such assistance based on the definition of ``financial 
        institution'' under that Act; and
            (9) actual payments made by the United States to automobile 
        manufacturers pursuant to such Act, including any schedule of 
        payments, and the terms and conditions governing any such 
        payments.
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