Of inquiry directing the Attorney General to provide certain documents in the Attorney General's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the ongoing congressional investigation related to certain prosecutorial and investigatory decisions made by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation surrounding the 2016 election.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 164.

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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Jul 10, 2018

Compels the Department of Justice to fully comply with the March 22, 2018, subpoena issued by the House Committee on the Judiciary and with the April 30, 2018, subpoena issued by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R–NC

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Jul 10, 2018
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 164.
Jul 10, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-813.
Jul 10, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-813.
Jun 26, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Jun 26, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced in House

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HRES 937 · Expressing the sense of the Congress, that within 7 days of enactment, that the Department of Justice shall provide certain documents in its possession to the House of Representatives relating to the ongoing congressional investigation of certain prosecutorial and investigatory decisions made by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation surrounding the 2016 election.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/938

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/938

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres938/BILLS-115hres938rh.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/938

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres938/BILLS-115hres938rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-04T17:19:20Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/938

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2018-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres938/BILLS-115hres938rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-04T17:19:20Z. 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.938 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.