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HCONRES 201 100th Congress House Congress Congressional committees Congressional committees (House) Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional investigations House of Representatives Iran-Contra affair Senate

A concurrent resolution to require periodic reports on the aggregate cost incurred by the Congress as a result of the investigation being conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition.

Introduced: October 14, 1987 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Accounts.
Oct 14, 1987
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 14, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, jointly and every 30 days, to determine the aggregate amount of expenditures made by the Congress which are attributable to the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran and the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran.

Requires the Clerk and Secretary, in making such determination, to include: (1) all expenditures made by the Select Committees; (2) all expenditures in support of the activities of the Select Committees which have been made by the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Police, the Clerk of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, the Congressional Research Service, or any other congressional support entity; (3) the pro rata personnel costs attributable to the time which congressional staff devoted to Select Committee activities; and (4) any other expenditures made by the Congress which are attributable to Select Committee activities.

Requires each determination to be made available to the public.

Makes this resolution effective until the Clerk and the Secretary report to their respective Houses that no further costs will be incurred which are attributable to the Select Committees.

What's happening now October 20, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Accounts.

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