Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.489 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 20, 2012

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General (AG) should: (1) delegate to an outside special counsel (counsel) all AG authority relating to investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of any and all unauthorized disclosures of classified and highly sensitive information related to various military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations as reported in recent publications; and (2) direct the counsel to exercise such authority independently of the supervision or control of any DOJ officer.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the counsel should investigate any and all such disclosures and, where appropriate, prosecute those responsible; and (2) the President should assess whether any such disclosures damaged the national security and how such damage can be mitigated.

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Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] · R–AZ

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Jun 28, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 20, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2012
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2012
Introduced in House

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SRES 489 · A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

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Discuss H.Res.695, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/695

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres695/BILLS-112hres695ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.695, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/695

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres695/BILLS-112hres695ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2019-11-15T21:33:37Z. 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.695, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/695

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres695/BILLS-112hres695ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2019-11-15T21:33:37Z. 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.695, 112th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/695

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2012-06-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres695/BILLS-112hres695ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2019-11-15T21:33:37Z. 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.695 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.