[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 785 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 785

   Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to inspect and receive 
certain tax returns and tax return information for the purposes of its 
   investigation into whether United States District Judge G. Thomas 
         Porteous should be impeached, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2009

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to inspect and receive 
certain tax returns and tax return information for the purposes of its 
   investigation into whether United States District Judge G. Thomas 
         Porteous should be impeached, and for other purposes.

Whereas information contained in return or return information (as those terms 
        are defined in section 6103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
        relating to United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous cannot 
        reasonably be obtained from any other source: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized, pursuant 
        to section 6103(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to 
        inspect and receive any return or return information (as those 
        terms are defined in section 6103(b) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986) for tax years 1990 through 2008 relating to 
        United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous for the 
        purposes of its investigation into whether Judge Porteous 
        should be impeached; and
            (2) such returns and return information shall be furnished 
        to the Committee in closed executive session.
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