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HRES 911 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Community life and organization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations

Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.

Introduced: December 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 18, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and its affiliates and report to Congress on the results of such investigation.

What's happening now January 4, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 17
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 10, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Dec 8, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 8, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Dec 8, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Dec 3, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Dec 3, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Dec 2, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 19, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 911: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-911/
MLA
"H. Res. 911: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-911/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 911, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-911/.
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[H. Res. 911: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-911/)
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