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HRES 917 118th Congress House

Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient…

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Official title: Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (House)
Dec 13, 2023
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, H. Res. 917 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H6924; text: CR H6924)
Dec 13, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, H. Res. 917 is considered passed House.
Dec 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Dec 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 13, 2023

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, H. Res. 917 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H6924; text: CR H6924)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution authorizes initiation of or intervention in certain judicial proceedings by the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to impeach President Biden.

The bill also continues such committees' subpoena power related to the inquiry and ratifies and affirms subpoenas previously issued.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 918 Procedurally related Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives …
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 917: Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-917/
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"H. Res. 917: Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-917/.
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H. Res. 917, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-917/.
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[H. Res. 917: Authorizing the enforcement of subpoenas issued by the Chairs of the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Ways and Means, or the Judiciary as part of the inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-917/)
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