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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power…

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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

Introduced: June 8, 2018 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Aug 24, 2018
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.
Jul 10, 2018
PERMISSION TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT - Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.Res. 928. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 28, 2018
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
Jun 28, 2018
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-797.
Jun 26, 2018
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.
Jun 26, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to:

  • any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017;
  • any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan;
  • any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and
  • the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.
What's happening now August 24, 2018

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.

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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 928: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-928/
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"H. Res. 928: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-928/.
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H. Res. 928, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-928/.
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[H. Res. 928: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-928/)
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