SRES 377 114th Congress Senate Congress Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Crimes against children Evidence and witnesses Human trafficking Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Legislative rules and procedure Senate Sex offenses

An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Introduced: February 29, 2016 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Mar 17, 2016

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 38.

Mar 17, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 38.

Mar 17, 2016

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1561-1568)

Feb 29, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1087-1088)

Feb 29, 2016

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Johnson with a preamble. With written report No. 114-214.

Feb 29, 2016

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to:

bring a civil action in the name of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to enforce the subpoena issued to Carl Ferrer, Chief Executive Officer of Backpage.com, LLC; and
conduct all related civil contempt proceedings.

What's happening now March 17, 2016

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 38.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 377: An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-377/

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"S. Res. 377: An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-377/.

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S. Res. 377, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-377/.

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