Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents, records, communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and read-aheads in their possession referring or relating to certain communications between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 185.

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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Sep 25, 2018

Requests the President, and directs the Department of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives within 14 days copies of every record or communication in the President's or the State Department's possession that relates to communications between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, on July 15 or July 16, 2018.

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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] · D–PA

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Sep 25, 2018
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
Sep 25, 2018
Reported adversely by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-978.
Sep 25, 2018
Reported adversely by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-978.
Sep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
Sep 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 24, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 24, 2018
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.1017, 115th Congress: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents, records, communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and read-aheads in their possession referring or relating to certain communications between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1017

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres1017/BILLS-115hres1017rh.htm

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Discuss H.Res.1017, 115th Congress: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents, records, communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and read-aheads in their possession referring or relating to certain communications between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1017

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres1017/BILLS-115hres1017rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:42:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.1017, 115th Congress: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents, records, communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and read-aheads in their possession referring or relating to certain communications between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1017

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres1017/BILLS-115hres1017rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:42:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.1017, 115th Congress: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents, records, communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and read-aheads in their possession referring or relating to certain communications between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1017

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres1017/BILLS-115hres1017rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:42:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.1017 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.