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HRES 102 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate actions by United States Customs and Border Protection in apparent violation of…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate actions by United States Customs and Border Protection in apparent violation of judicial orders.

Introduced: February 13, 2017 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration AfricaBorder security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive Office of the President
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1017-1018)
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice should appoint an independent counsel to investigate whether the President or his staff directed, or knew about and failed to prevent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities that violated, or consciously circumvented and nullified the efficacy of, judicial orders designed to stay Executive Order 13769. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 13, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 102: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate actions by United States Customs and Border Protection in apparent violation of judicial orders.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-102/
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"H. Res. 102: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate actions by United States Customs and Border Protection in apparent violation of judicial orders.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-102/.
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H. Res. 102, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-102/.
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