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HRES 685 109th Congress House

Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to any entity with which…

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Official title: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to any entity with which the United States has contracted for public relations purposes concerning Iraq.

Introduced: March 2, 2006 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 109th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 16, 2006
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 156.
Mar 16, 2006
Reported adversely by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 109-397.
Mar 14, 2006
Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 19.
Mar 14, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 15, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 15, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2006

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 156.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requests the President and directs the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to provide to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, all documents in their possession relating to any entity (including the Rendon Group and the Lincoln Group) with which the United States has entered into a public relations contract concerning Iraq insofar as such documents relate to such contract, including any document: (1) relating to communications between U.S. government officials and any such entity relating to such contract, including any notes and minutes from meetings, memos, telephone and electronic mail records, logs and calendars, and records of discussions; (2) comprising the proposed or realized public relations work by any such entity for the United States pursuant to such contract, including any strategy proposal, press release, news article and any proposal for a news article, biography or other summary of any individual, leaflets, pamphlets, and memos; and (3) relating to the business relationship arising from such contract between the United States and any such entity, including any request for proposals leading to the contract with such entity and any billing statement.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 685: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to any entity with which the United States has contracted for public relations purposes concerning Iraq.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-685/
MLA
"H. Res. 685: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to any entity with which the United States has contracted for public relations purposes concerning Iraq.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-685/.
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H. Res. 685, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-685/.
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[H. Res. 685: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to any entity with which the United States has contracted for public relations purposes concerning Iraq.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-685/)
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