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A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States diplomatic facility and American…

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A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States diplomatic facility and American personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.

Introduced: September 12, 2013 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6450)
Sep 12, 2013
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic facility and American personnel in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012.

What's happening now September 12, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6450)

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 Cosponsors 11
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 23, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 19, 2013
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 12, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 12, 2013
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2013
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 12, 2013
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2013
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 12, 2013
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Sep 12, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 12, 2013
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 225: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States diplomatic facility and American personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-225/
MLA
"S. Res. 225: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States diplomatic facility and American personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-225/.
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S. Res. 225, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-225/.
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[S. Res. 225: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a joint select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States diplomatic facility and American personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-225/)
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