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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 removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.

USA115th CongressHRES-488| House 
| Updated: 9/28/2017
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (23)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)

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  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Requests the President and directs the U.S. Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document or communication in their possession that refers or relates to: the removal of James B. Comey from his position as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the participation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Comey's removal; the scope or application of Sessions's recusal from investigations of matters related to the presidential campaign and the application of such recusal to Comey's removal; the scope or application of executive privilege as applied to Sessions's testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 13, 2017; President Trump's Twitter statement on May 12, 2017, that "James Comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"; any system used by the White House to secretly record conversations between the President and Comey; any contemporaneous account of any meeting between such individuals; any communication Donald Trump, Jr., Paul Manafort, or Jared Kushner may have had with Sessions or Comey that relates to their June 9, 2016, meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya, Rinat Akhmetshin, and Irakly Kaveladze; any analysis regarding the violation of any criminal law with respect to such meeting as it may pertain to a federal campaign's attempt to obtain information that would incriminate Hillary Clinton from a foreign government; and the disposition or review of any application for a security clearance submitted by Kushner or Sessions.

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Timeline
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 7, 2017
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 8.
Sep 7, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 2017
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 88.
Sep 28, 2017
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-335.
  • July 28, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 28, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 7, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 8.


  • September 7, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • September 28, 2017
    Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 88.


  • September 28, 2017
    Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-335.

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  • HRES 115-446: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationEspionage and treasonFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSenate Select Committee on IntelligenceSound recordingSubversive activities

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.

USA115th CongressHRES-488| House 
| Updated: 9/28/2017
Requests the President and directs the U.S. Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document or communication in their possession that refers or relates to: the removal of James B. Comey from his position as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the participation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Comey's removal; the scope or application of Sessions's recusal from investigations of matters related to the presidential campaign and the application of such recusal to Comey's removal; the scope or application of executive privilege as applied to Sessions's testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 13, 2017; President Trump's Twitter statement on May 12, 2017, that "James Comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"; any system used by the White House to secretly record conversations between the President and Comey; any contemporaneous account of any meeting between such individuals; any communication Donald Trump, Jr., Paul Manafort, or Jared Kushner may have had with Sessions or Comey that relates to their June 9, 2016, meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya, Rinat Akhmetshin, and Irakly Kaveladze; any analysis regarding the violation of any criminal law with respect to such meeting as it may pertain to a federal campaign's attempt to obtain information that would incriminate Hillary Clinton from a foreign government; and the disposition or review of any application for a security clearance submitted by Kushner or Sessions.

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Timeline
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 7, 2017
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 8.
Sep 7, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 2017
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 88.
Sep 28, 2017
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-335.
  • July 28, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 28, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 7, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 8.


  • September 7, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • September 28, 2017
    Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 88.


  • September 28, 2017
    Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-335.
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (23)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Congress

Related Bills

  • HRES 115-446: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationEspionage and treasonFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSenate Select Committee on IntelligenceSound recordingSubversive activities