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HRES 604 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Repre… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.

Introduced: April 19, 2012 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 9, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
BARTON, JOE
· May 16, 2012
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 24, 2012
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 19, 2012
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Apr 19, 2012
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 17, 2012
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 17, 2012
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 17, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 604: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-604/
MLA
"H. Res. 604: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-604/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 604, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-604/.
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[H. Res. 604: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-604/)
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