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[H. Res. 184 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 31
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 184

                          [Report No. 115-74]

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 
     to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
   Representatives relating to communications with the government of 
                                Russia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. Ted Lieu of California) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                             March 31, 2017

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clark of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
   Gutierrez, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
    Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
  Huffman, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
Mrs. Torres, Mr. Engel, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
  Ellison, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. 
    Cohen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sires, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. 
     DelBene, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Clay, 
   Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. 
  Welch, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Roybal-
   Allard, Mr. Polis, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
    Cardenas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Foster, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Keating, Ms. 
  Jayapal, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
 Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
Correa, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
  Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. Smith of 
Washington, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Serrano, 
   Ms. Pingree, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
Pascrell, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Panetta, 
 Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Thompson of California, 
 Mr. Soto, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
  York, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
 Lowenthal, Mr. Kihuen, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Ryan 
    of Ohio, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
  Ruppersberger, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Bass, Ms. 
   Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
 Higgins of New York, Mr. Kildee, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Dingell, 
 Mr. Levin, Mr. Crist, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Hanabusa, Mrs. 
Demings, Mr. Kind, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Richmond, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
 DeLauro, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, 
  Mr. Crowley, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Maxine Waters of 
 California, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Adams, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Neal, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Takano, 
                 and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas

                             March 31, 2017

 Reported adversely 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


 
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 
     to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
   Representatives relating to communications with the government of 
                                Russia.

    Resolved,  That the President is requested, and the Attorney 
General of the United States is directed, to transmit, respectively (in 
a manner appropriate to classified information, if the President or 
Attorney General determines appropriate), to the House of 
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, 
correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any 
portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the 
following:
        <DELETED>    (1) Any meeting or communication that occurred 
        between Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III and any 
        representative of the Russian government, including his 
        meetings with the Russian Ambassador to the United States, 
        Sergey I. Kislyak, on July 18, 2016, and September 8, 
        2016.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Attorney General's testimony before the 
        Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 10, 2017, 
        including but not limited to his statement that he ``did not 
        have communications with the Russians''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The Attorney General's written response to 
        Senator Patrick Leahy's letter of January 17, 2017.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The Attorney General's letter of March 6, 
        2017, to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The Attorney General's preparation for 
        confirmation hearings before the Senate Committee on the 
        Judiciary, with respect to the subject of contact between 
        President Trump's campaign and any representative of the 
        Russian government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) The Attorney General's recusal from any 
        investigation related to the 2016 Presidential election, but 
        not from other related matters, and the implementation of that 
        recusal.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) The application of part 600 of title 28, Code 
        of Federal Regulations, to any case involving the 2016 
        Presidential election or any related matter.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Any meeting that occurred between any employee 
        of President Trump's campaign or transition team and any 
        representative of the Russian government, including any meeting 
        that involved Donald J. Trump, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, 
        Carter Page, J.D. Gordon, Richard Burt, Paul Manafort, Roger 
        Stone, or Michael Cohen.</DELETED>
That the President is requested, and the Attorney General of the United 
States is directed, to transmit, respectively (in a manner appropriate 
to classified information, if the President or Attorney General 
determines appropriate), to the House of Representatives, not later 
than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies 
of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication 
in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that 
refers or relates to the following:
            (1) Any meeting or communication that occurred between 
        Senator Jeff Sessions and any representative of the Russian 
        government, including his meetings with the Russian Ambassador 
        to the United States, Sergey I. Kislyak, on July 18, 2016, and 
        September 8, 2016.
            (2) Senator Sessions' testimony before the Senate Committee 
        on the Judiciary on January 10, 2017, including but not limited 
        to his statement that he ``did not have communications with the 
        Russians''.
            (3) Senator Sessions' written response to Senator Patrick 
        Leahy's letter of January 17, 2017.
            (4) Attorney General Sessions' letter of March 6, 2017, to 
        the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
            (5) Senator Sessions' preparation for confirmation hearings 
        before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, with respect to 
        the subject of contact between President Trump's campaign and 
        any representative of the Russian government.
            (6) Attorney General Sessions' recusal from any 
        investigation related to the 2016 Presidential election, but 
        not from other related matters, and the implementation of that 
        recusal.
            (7) The application of part 600 of title 28, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, to any case involving the 2016 
        Presidential election or any related matter.
            (8) Any meeting that occurred between any employee of 
        President Trump's campaign or transition team and any 
        representative of the Russian government, including any meeting 
        that involved Donald J. Trump, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, 
        Carter Page, J.D. Gordon, Richard Burt, Paul Manafort, Roger 
        Stone, or Michael Cohen.
                                                  House Calendar No. 31

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 184

                          [Report No. 115-74]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 
     to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
   Representatives relating to communications with the government of 
                                Russia.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 31, 2017

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