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Version 29 · Reported to House without amendment, Part II · Aug 24, 2018
Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to:
any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017;
any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan;
any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and
the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · D–CA
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Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.
PERMISSION TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT - Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.Res. 928. Agreed to without objection.
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-797.
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-797.
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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