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S. Res. 487 113th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups…

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Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.

Introduced: June 26, 2014 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDepartment of the TreasuryFederal officials
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First Amendment rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Political movements and philosophiesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizations
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4163-4164)
Jun 26, 2014
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 Latest action June 26, 2014

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4163-4164)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor, with meaningful independence, to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 487: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-487/
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"S. Res. 487: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-487/.
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S. Res. 487, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-487/.
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[S. Res. 487: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. should appoint a special counsel or prosecutor to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-487/)
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