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H. Res. 15 111th Congress House

Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of…

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Official title: Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 13, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H179)
Jan 13, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H179)
Jan 13, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 15.
Jan 13, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H179-182)
Jan 13, 2009
Ms. Matsui moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Jan 13, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 13, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 15: Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-15/
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"H. Res. 15: Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-15/.
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H. Res. 15, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-15/.
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[H. Res. 15: Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-15/)
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