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[H. Res. 591 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 97
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 591

                          [Report No. 111-231]

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

                             July 24, 2009

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]





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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,  <DELETED>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--
        <DELETED>    (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);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the President's role in determining any 
        vehicle dealership closures and plant closings;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the role of the Task Force in negotiating, 
        reviewing, approving, or in any other aspect relating to, 
        agreements whereby--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
    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' and Delphi Corporation's salaried employees 
        and retirees, non-union hourly retirees, and each union with 
        members employed by the companies, 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 97

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 591

                          [Report No. 111-231]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 24, 2009

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed