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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: February 15, 2006 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now March 16, 2006

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 156.

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