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SJRES 14 110th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Attorneys general Bush (George W.) Administration Cabinet officers Congress Congressional-executive relations Department of Justice Senate

A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.

Introduced: May 24, 2007 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 11, 2007
Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 38. Record Vote Number: 207. (consideration: CR S7441; text: CR S7441)
Jun 11, 2007
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7432-7441)
Jun 6, 2007
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Jun 6, 2007
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7152; text: CR S7152)
Jun 6, 2007
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7152)
May 25, 2007
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.

What's happening now June 11, 2007

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 38. Record Vote Number: 207. (consideration: CR S7441; text: CR S7441)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 417 Related bill Expressing no confidence in the performance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and urging the President to request h…
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 24, 2007
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 24, 2007
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 24, 2007
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 24, 2007
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 24, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 14: A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-14/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 14: A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-14/.
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S.J. Res. 14, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-14/.
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