HRES 661 111th Congress House

Instructing the managers on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment proceeding now pending against Samuel B. Kent to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not…

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Official title: Instructing the managers on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment proceeding now pending against Samuel B. Kent to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment against Samuel B. Kent.

Introduced: July 20, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Jul 20, 2009

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

Jul 20, 2009

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8377)

Jul 20, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H8377)

Jul 20, 2009

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8377)

Jul 20, 2009

Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.

Jul 20, 2009

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 20, 2009

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Instructs the managers on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment proceedings against Samuel B. Kent, formally judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, to appear before and advise the Senate that, because Samuel B. Kent is no longer a civil officer of the United States, the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment hitherto filed in the Senate against him.

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Received in Senate Formatted Text PDF

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Cosponsors 1

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jul 20, 2009

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 661: Instructing the managers on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment proceeding now pending against Samuel B. Kent to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment against Samuel B. Kent.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-661/

MLA

"H. Res. 661: Instructing the managers on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment proceeding now pending against Samuel B. Kent to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment against Samuel B. Kent.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-661/.

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H. Res. 661, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-661/.

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[H. Res. 661: Instructing the managers on the part of the House of Representatives in the impeachment proceeding now pending against Samuel B. Kent to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment against Samuel B. Kent.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-661/)