Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 37.

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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · May 12, 2011

Directs the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any official document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State that was created on or after February 15, 2011, and that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding the employment or deployment of U.S. Armed Forces for Operation Odyssey Dawn or NATO Operation Unified Protector.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R–OK

Committees

Foreign Affairs Committee

17 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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May 12, 2011
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 37.
May 12, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 112-76.
May 12, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 112-76.
May 11, 2011
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 11, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in House
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in House

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HRES 208 · Directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Defense, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.

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Discuss H.Res.209, 112th Congress: Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/209

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres209/BILLS-112hres209rh.htm

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Discuss H.Res.209, 112th Congress: Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/209

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2011-05-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres209/BILLS-112hres209rh.htm

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Discuss H.Res.209, 112th Congress: Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/209

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2011-05-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres209/BILLS-112hres209rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-06T19:39:06Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/209

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2011-05-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres209/BILLS-112hres209rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-06T19:39:06Z. 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.209 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.