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H. Con. Res. 63 96th Congress House

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether the officially substantiated…

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Official title: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether the officially substantiated allegations involving the Chief Executive and at least one former Cabinet level official warrant further investigation or prosecution by a special prosecutor.

Introduced: February 28, 1979 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Attorneys generalCabinet officersCrime and Law EnforcementCrime prevention
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This resolution expired with the 96th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 28, 1979
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 1979

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General initiate an investigation for a period not to exceed 90 days under the Ethics in Government Act to determine whether officially substantiated allegations involving the President and at least one former Cabinet-level official warrant further investigation or prosecution by a special prosecutor.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 63: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether the officially substantiated allegations involving the Chief Executive and at least one former Cabinet level official warrant further investigation or prosecution by a special prosecutor.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HCONRES-63/
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"H. Con. Res. 63: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether the officially substantiated allegations involving the Chief Executive and at least one former Cabinet level official warrant further investigation or prosecution by a special prosecutor.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HCONRES-63/.
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H. Con. Res. 63, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HCONRES-63/.
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[H. Con. Res. 63: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether the officially substantiated allegations involving the Chief Executive and at least one former Cabinet level official warrant further investigation or prosecution by a special prosecutor.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HCONRES-63/)
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