H.Res.646: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Department of Justice that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.

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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jul 22, 2014

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Directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any electronic communications in the possession of the Attorney General or the Department of Justice (DOJ) that were transmitted to or from any electronic mail accounts used by Lois Lerner, former Director of the Exempt Organizations Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), between January 1, 2009, and April 30, 2011.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R–TX

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Judiciary Committee

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Jul 22, 2014
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 123.
Jul 22, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-545.
Jul 22, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-545.
Jul 16, 2014
Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 15, 2014
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Jun 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 25, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2014
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2014
Introduced in House

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Analyze H.Res.646 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Res.646, 113th Congress: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Department of Justice that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/646

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2014-07-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres646/BILLS-113hres646rh.htm

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Analyze H.Res.646 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Res.646, 113th Congress: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Department of Justice that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/646

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2014-07-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres646/BILLS-113hres646rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:12:28Z. 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.646 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.Res.646, 113th Congress: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Department of Justice that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/646

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2014-07-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres646/BILLS-113hres646rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:12:28Z. 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.646, 113th Congress: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Department of Justice that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/646

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2014-07-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres646/BILLS-113hres646rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:12:28Z. 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.646 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.