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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 16, 1993
Requests the President to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) examination of allegations of criminal conduct in the White House travel office, including documents concerning: (1) authorization of the Associate Counsel to the President, William Kennedy, to initiate the examination; (2) the decision to retain the accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick to audit the travel office; (3) the FBI's decision to investigate the travel office; (4) actions taken against the travel office employees and their current status; (5) involvement of the FBI's Inspector in Charge of the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs, John Collingwood, in the investigation; (6) the press statement issued to confirm that the investigation was underway; (7) any interest of workers on, and contributors to, the President's campaign in, respectively, assuming control of, or obtaining contracts with, the travel office; (8) the employment of Penny Sample in the travel office, the employment status of Harry Thomason, and conflict of interest considerations; and (9) any consideration of the appointment of the Director of the FBI, William Sessions, to other Federal positions and any determination regarding his tenure as Director.
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Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R–IL
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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 68.
Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-183.
Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-183.
Ordered to be Reported Adversely.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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