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HRES 591 111th Congress House

Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General…

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Official title: Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC.

Introduced: June 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Advisory bodiesBankruptcyCongressional oversightCorporate finance and management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 24, 2009
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97.
Jul 24, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 111-231.
Jul 17, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 17, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2009

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives documents and communications concerning specified aspects of the role of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry (Task Force) in connection with the 2009 bankruptcy proceedings of General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC (GM and Chrysler), as well as: (1) Task Force interaction with any other entity regarding GM or Chrysler dealerships selected for closure; (2) the role of the Task Force concerning employee and retiree benefits of GM and the Delphi Corporation, including its role in establishing the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association; (3) the President's role in determining dealership closures and plant closings; (4) the role of the Task Force concerning part ownership of GM or Chrysler post-bankruptcy by bondholders and the United Auto Workers; (5) the decision to forgive federal loans made to GM or Chrysler under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA); (6) whether GM or Chrysler were lawfully eligible to receive TARP financial assistance; and (7) actual TARP payments to automobile manufacturers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 591: Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-591/
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"H. Res. 591: Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-591/.
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H. Res. 591, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-591/.
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[H. Res. 591: Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-591/)
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