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HRES 559 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Military facilities and property Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations

Disapproving of Executive Order 13688 (regarding Federal support for local law enforcement equipment acquisition) issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.

Introduced: December 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses disfavor regarding Executive Order 13688 (Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition), issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.

(Executive Order 13688 established an interagency working group to recommend improvements to the process through which state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies acquire controlled equipment [e.g., firearms or military-style equipment] from the federal government through excess equipment transfers, asset forfeiture, and grants.)

What's happening now January 15, 2016

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Reichert, David
· Dec 11, 2015
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 10, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 559: Disapproving of Executive Order 13688 (regarding Federal support for local law enforcement equipment acquisition) issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-559/
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"H. Res. 559: Disapproving of Executive Order 13688 (regarding Federal support for local law enforcement equipment acquisition) issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-559/.
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H. Res. 559, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-559/.
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[H. Res. 559: Disapproving of Executive Order 13688 (regarding Federal support for local law enforcement equipment acquisition) issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-559/)
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