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HRES 718 109th Congress House

Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World…

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Official title: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World acquisition of 6 United States commercial ports leases.

Introduced: March 9, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 7, 2006
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 163.
Apr 7, 2006
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 109-414.
Apr 5, 2006
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 5, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 9, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 9, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2006

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 163.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President and directs the Secretaries of Homeland Security and of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives, within 14 days after adoption of this resolution, all documents in their possession, including records of internal discussions, relating to: (1) the Dubai Ports World (DPW) acquisition of U.S. commercial ports leases, including the December 13, 2005, Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center document; (2) the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process for the acquisition, including discussions between the White House and Dubai Ports World, and during the period of October 1, 2005, to March 2, 2006, between the White House and the Carlyle Group.

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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 718: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World acquisition of 6 United States commercial ports leases.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-718/
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"H. Res. 718: Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World acquisition of 6 United States commercial ports leases.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-718/.
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H. Res. 718, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-718/.
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