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Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Introduced: December 4, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Dec 4, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Dec 4, 2012

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1868-1869)

Dec 4, 2012

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes in the House of Representatives a select Committee to investigate and report to the House on:

any intelligence known to the United States relating to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012;
any requests for additional security, or actions taken by federal agencies to improve security at the consulate before the attack;
a definitive timeline of it;
how the relevant agencies and the executive branch responded to it and whether appropriate congressional notifications were made;
any improper conduct by officials relating to the attack;
recommendations on what steps Congress and the President should take to prevent future attacks; and
any other relevant issues relating to the attack or the response to it.