S.Res.837 / 118th Congress

An original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6405-6407; text: 09/23/2024 CR S6334)

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 23, 2024

This resolution informs and certifies to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia that Dr. Ralph de la Torres, Chairman and CEO of Steward Health Care Systems LLC, failed to comply with a subpoena issued by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I–VT

Committees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Legislative record

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Sep 25, 2024
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6405-6407; text: 09/23/2024 CR S6334)
Sep 25, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 23, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
Sep 23, 2024
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Sanders with a preamble. With written report No. 118-230.
Sep 23, 2024
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Sanders with a preamble. With written report No. 118-230.
Sep 23, 2024
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.837, 118th Congress: An original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/837

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres837/BILLS-118sres837ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-25T20:47:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.837, 118th Congress: An original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/837

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres837/BILLS-118sres837ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-25T20:47:11Z. 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 S.Res.837, 118th Congress: An original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/837

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres837/BILLS-118sres837ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-25T20:47:11Z. 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 S.Res.837, 118th Congress: An original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/837

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2024-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres837/BILLS-118sres837ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-25T20:47:11Z. 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 S.Res.837 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.