# Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/crs%3AR40879 ## Record - **Collection:** Congressional research report - **Document type:** CRS Report - **Published:** November 9, 2017 - **Citation:** R40879 ## Text Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 ,name redacted, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process November 9, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov R40879 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Summary A resolution of inquiry is a simple resolution making a direct request or demand of the President or the head of an executive department to furnish the House with specific factual information in the Administration’s possession. Under the rules and precedents of the House of Representatives, such resolutions, if properly drafted, are given a privileged parliamentary status. This means that, under certain circumstances, a resolution of inquiry can be brought to the House floor for consideration even if the committee to which it was referred has not reported it and the majority party leadership has not scheduled it for action. Between 1947 and October 20, 2017, 313 resolutions of inquiry were submitted in the House of Representatives. Two periods in particular, 1971-1975 and 2003-2006, saw the highest levels of activity on resolutions of inquiry during the 70 years studied. Early evidence suggests that the House may be entering another period of heightened activity on resolutions of inquiry: The number of such resolutions submitted thus far in the 115th Congress (2017-2018) already exceeds the number introduced in the previous three Congresses combined. Although nearly every standing House committee has been referred at least one resolution of inquiry during the post-World War II period, the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary have received the largest share of references because the most commonly sought information has related to matters of defense, foreign relations, and intelligence. Most resolutions of inquiry are directed to the President himself, but other executive branch officials have been the subject of such information requests as well. Just over half of the resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017, were reported by the House committee to which they were referred—in most cases adversely, indicating that the committee opposed the resolution. This opposition might be because the resolution had been made moot by the executive branch complying in whole or in part with the request, or because such a request would, in the view of the committee, compromise an ongoing investigation, endanger sensitive information, or seek already-available information. Approximately one-fifth of the resolutions of inquiry introduced during the period studied received House floor action, the last one in 1995. Although Representatives of both political parties have utilized resolutions of inquiry, in recent Congresses, such resolutions have overwhelmingly become a tool of the minority party in the House. This development has led some to question whether resolutions of inquiry are being used primarily for partisan gain or are unduly increasing the workload of certain House committees. Others have attributed the increase to a frustration among minority party Members over their inability to readily obtain information from the executive branch. Available data suggest that 28% of the time, a resolution of inquiry has resulted in the production of information to the House. In half of the cases examined here, however, it is simply unknown, unclear, or in dispute whether the resolution of inquiry produced any of the requested information, a fact which might suggest the need for additional investigation of the efficacy of this parliamentary oversight tool by policymakers. This report will be updated as events warrant. Congressional Research Service Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Contents Resolutions of Inquiry Generally .................................................................................................... 1 Use of Resolutions of Inquiry: 1947-2017 ...................................................................................... 2 Some Congresses Show High Levels of Activity...................................................................... 2 Most Resolutions Relate to Defense or Foreign Affairs............................................................ 4 Most Resolutions of Inquiry Are Directed to the President ...................................................... 6 House Action on Resolutions of Inquiry ......................................................................................... 7 Committees Are Acting on More Resolutions of Inquiry.......................................................... 7 Few Resolutions of Inquiry Reach the House Floor ................................................................. 9 Resolutions of Inquiry Are Increasingly a Minority Party Tool ................................................ 9 Effectiveness of Resolutions of Inquiry Is Unclear................................................................. 10 Conclusion and Questions for Consideration ................................................................................. 11 Figures Figure 1. Resolutions of Inquiry Submitted in the House of Representatives ................................. 3 Figure 2. Committees of Primary Referral for Resolutions of Inquiry............................................ 5 Figure 3. Primary Official to Whom House Resolutions of Inquiry Were Directed ....................... 6 Figure 4. House Activity on Resolutions of Inquiry ........................................................................ 8 Figure 5. Have House Resolutions of Inquiry Produced Information? .......................................... 11 Tables Table 1. House Resolutions of Inquiry and Associated Action, 1947-October 20, 2017 .............. 14 Table 2. Form of Report on Resolutions of Inquiry, 1947-October 20, 2017 ................................ 15 Table 3. House Floor Action on Resolutions of Inquiry, 1947-October 20, 2017 ......................... 16 Table 4. Party of Resolution of Inquiry Sponsors vs. Congress, 1947-October 20, 2017 ............. 17 Table 5. Party of Resolution of Inquiry Sponsors vs. President, 1947-October 20, 2017 ............. 18 Table 6. Have House Resolutions of Inquiry Produced Requested Information? ......................... 19 Table 7. Identified Resolutions of Inquiry Submitted in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1947-October 20, 2017 ................................................................................... 21 Contacts Author Contact Information ............................................................................................................ 1 Congressional Research Service Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolutions of Inquiry Generally A resolution of inquiry is a resolution that formally calls on the executive branch to provide specified factual information to Congress. The use of resolutions of this type as a tool of oversight dates to the earliest days of Congress.1 Although there are historical examples of resolutions of inquiry being used in the Senate,2 they are far more common in the House of Representatives, and this report examines their use only in that chamber between 1947 and October 20, 2017.3 House resolutions of inquiry are simple resolutions (designated “H.Res.”), which are submitted in the same manner as other legislation.4 Under House rules and precedents, however, resolutions of inquiry, if properly drafted and under specific circumstances, are afforded a privileged parliamentary status.5 Clause 7 of House Rule XIII makes a resolution of inquiry privileged for consideration at any time after it is reported or discharged from committee, consistent with the normal three-day layover period required of most committee reports.6 If a resolution of inquiry is not reported to the House within 14 legislative days after its introduction (not counting the days of introduction and discharge), a motion to discharge a committee from its further consideration is in order on the House floor.7 Should the committee or committees of referral report (or be discharged under a time limit imposed by the Speaker) within the 14-day period, however, only a Member acting at the formal direction of the committee may move to proceed to its consideration on the floor.8 Thus, even when a House committee opposes a resolution of inquiry, the committee will virtually always mark it up and report it, often adversely, in order to retain control over the measure and prevent a supporter from making the privileged motions on the House floor to discharge the committee and call up the resolution. To retain the privileged parliamentary status described above, resolutions of inquiry may not contain a preamble and must call only for facts within the executive branch’s control. Such resolutions may not seek opinions or require an investigation and are traditionally framed as 1 For more information on resolutions of inquiry, see CRS Report RL31909, House Resolutions of Inquiry, by (name redacted) . Also: U.S. Congress, House, Constitution, Jefferson’s Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives, H.Doc. 114-192, 114th Cong., 2nd sess. (Washington: GPO, 2017), §864, pp. 670-672. 2 Riddick’s Senate Procedure, the official compilation of Senate precedents, lists several examples of resolutions of inquiry from the 19th century and one from 1926. See pp. 799 and 1205. 3 1947 was chosen as year to begin this examination because it is the first year in which most provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (P.L. 79-753, 60 Stat. 812) became effective, a milestone which is widely viewed as the beginning of the “modern” U.S. Congress. 4 Members have occasionally called on the Executive Branch to provide information to the House and Senate in an inquiry framed as a concurrent, rather than simple, resolution. In modern practice, however, resolutions of inquiry are simple resolutions introduced, and acted upon, in one chamber. See Asher C. Hinds, Hinds’ Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington: GPO, 1907), vol. 3, §1875. 5 House rules and precedents place certain types of legislation in a special “privileged” category which gives measures of this kind the ability to be called up for consideration when the House is not considering another matter. 6 House Rule XIII, clause 4. For more information on House layover requirements, see CRS Report RS22015, Availability of Legislative Measures in the House of Representatives (The “Three-Day Rule”), by (name redacted) . 7 The current time period of 14 legislative days for a committee to report was established in the 98th Congress (19831984). Prior to 1983, House rules required resolutions of inquiry to be reported within one week. 8 In cases of multiple referral, all committees must report or be discharged before a resolution of inquiry may be considered on the floor. For a discussion of who may call up a multiply referred resolution of inquiry, see Charles W. Johnson, John V. Sullivan, and Thomas J. Wickham Jr., House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House (Washington: GPO, 2017), ch. 49, §7, p. 849. Congressional Research Service 1 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 “requesting” the President or “directing” the head of a Cabinet-level agency to respond. As is the case with other types of privileged business, committee reports accompanying resolutions of inquiry are presented from the floor, rather than submitted through the hopper. If the House chooses to consider a resolution of inquiry, it is considered under the One-Hour Rule.9 When raised, such resolutions may be agreed to, rejected, or tabled by majority vote. In prior eras it was common for the majority party Member managing a resolution of inquiry on the House floor to quickly move to table it, either because he or she opposes its provisions, or because the request has been rendered moot by the executive branch having provided some or all of the requested information. Finally, but importantly, as simple resolutions, resolutions of inquiry have no legal force. Thus, compliance by the executive branch with the House’s request for factual information in such a resolution is entirely voluntary, resting largely on a sense of comity between coequal branches of government and recognition of the necessity for Congress to be well-informed as it legislates. While there is no direct way for the House to enforce its request for information, executive branch compliance with resolutions of inquiry might be indirectly influenced by a general respect for congressional legislative and oversight power, including Congress’s power to appropriate or withhold money for agency functions. Use of Resolutions of Inquiry: 1947-2017 Some Congresses Show High Levels of Activity The Congressional Research Service has identified 313 resolutions of inquiry submitted in the House between 1947 and October 20, 2017—an average of just under 9 per Congress. These statistics are represented in Table 1 and the resolutions are described in detail in Table 7. The number of resolutions of inquiry introduced in individual Congresses over this 70-year period varies widely. Two distinct periods, however (as shown in Figure 1), saw a number of resolutions of inquiry introduced in the House that far exceeded the overall average: the 92nd-94th Congresses (1971-1976), during which a total of 87 resolutions of inquiry were introduced, and the 108th and 109th Congresses (2003-2006), during which 53 resolutions were put forward. The number of resolutions of inquiry introduced in these five Congresses alone accounts for a full 45% of all such resolutions submitted during the 70-year period examined. 9 Clause 2 of Rule XVII, which limits to one hour the amount of time that a Member may occupy in debate on a pending question, is the default setting for consideration and debate in the House. In most cases, the Member in control of the hour of debate will move the previous question at the conclusion of the hour, cutting off further debate and bringing the pending measure to a final vote. For more information, see CRS Report 98-427, Considering Measures in the House Under the One-Hour Rule, by (name redacted) . Congressional Research Service 2 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Figure 1. Resolutions of Inquiry Submitted in the House of Representatives 1947-October 20, 2017 Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. The number of House resolutions of inquiry introduced in the 108th (2003-2004) and 109th (20052006) Congresses reflected a sharp increase in the number introduced over the preceding decade. In each Congress between the 102nd (1991-1992) and 107th (2001-2002) Congresses, an average of 1 resolution of inquiry was introduced. In the 108th Congress, 14 such resolutions were introduced, and 39 resolutions of inquiry were submitted in the 109th Congress. The 53 resolutions of inquiry introduced in these two Congresses exceeded the total number of such resolutions introduced in the previous two decades combined. During the period under examination (1947-October 20, 2017), the 39 resolutions of inquiry introduced in the 109th Congress are exceeded only by the 44 resolutions introduced in the 93rd Congress (1973-1974). But this latter total may be misleadingly high due to parliamentary rules in effect at that time. In the 93rd Congress, House rules limited the cosponsorship of measures to a maximum of 25 Representatives.10 Several of the 44 resolutions of inquiry introduced in the 93rd Congress appear to be identically worded resolutions introduced separately, apparently to enable more than 25 Members to cosponsor them. When these “doubles” are taken into account, more resolutions of inquiry were introduced in the 109th Congress than in any single Congress since World War II. In the 111th Congress (2009-2010), 29 resolutions of inquiry were introduced. Subsequent Congresses have seen activity on House resolutions of inquiry below historic averages. Three resolutions of inquiry were submitted in the 112th Congress (2011-2012), five were submitted in the 113th Congress (2013-2014), and no resolutions of inquiry were put forward in the 114th Congress (2015-2016). Early indications suggest, however, that the House may be entering another period of high resolution of inquiry activity: The 13 resolutions submitted thus far in the 115th Congress (2017-2018) exceed the average for a Congress and are more than the number of resolutions of inquiry put forward in the previous three Congresses combined. The reason for the sharp increase in the number of such resolutions introduced during some recent Congresses is open to interpretation. Some have charged that instead of using resolutions 10 U.S. Congress, House, Constitution, Jefferson’s Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives, §825, p. 635. Congressional Research Service 3 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 of inquiry as an oversight tool to obtain information from the executive branch, in at least some instances, minority party Members have purposely used the privileged status such resolutions enjoy as a way to “force” committees to act on a given subject or get Members to record votes on politically controversial policy questions, in essence, enabling the minority party to “schedule” a committee markup meeting on a subject of its choosing. Those holding this view point to the high number of resolutions introduced during periods when the House and the President are of the same political party as evidence of the “political” use of resolutions of inquiry. The sharp uptick in such resolutions submitted in the GOP-controlled 115th Congress, where a Republican President has taken over for a Democratic chief executive, arguably supports this viewpoint. One 2005 committee report took a skeptical view of several resolutions of inquiry referred to the committee that sought information on pre-Iraq war intelligence, saying, “[these] resolutions are politically-calculated attacks on the ... administration.”11 Still another report argued that “the Minority [party] is attempting to use this parliamentary tool for political means. Perhaps most importantly, as a matter of procedure, [the resolution of inquiry] challenges the Majority’s prerogatives and its right to set the legislative agenda, and for that reason alone should be rejected.”12 Members holding this viewpoint argue that recent activity on resolutions of inquiry is more about “message politics” than obtaining information from the executive branch. Other Members have taken a different view, arguing that resolutions of inquiry have increased in number recently because the executive branch has frequently responded “grudgingly” to information requests from Congress, particularly those made by minority party Members relating to politically sensitive issues. Such Members argue that the White House has treated letters from lawmakers requesting information “as if they are junk mail, routinely tossing them aside without responding.”13 This executive branch behavior, these Members contend, coupled with what they characterize as an ambivalence by majority parties to the rights of the minority in the House, has led to the increased use of such resolutions. Members holding this view argue that resolutions of inquiry, precisely because they are privileged, are one of the few parliamentary tools available to individual Representatives—including those in the minority—to hold the executive branch to account. Most Resolutions Relate to Defense or Foreign Affairs The most commonly identified subjects of House resolutions of inquiry over the past seven decades have been defense, foreign affairs, and intelligence. This may help to explain in part the significant increases noted above during the 92nd-94th (1971-1976) and 108th-109th (2003-2006) Congresses, periods where Members were focused on military conflicts in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan and on foreign affairs and intelligence issues stemming from the so-called Global War on Terrorism. When resolutions of inquiry are submitted, the Speaker, acting through the Parliamentarian, refers them to committee based on the subject matter of the measure and the jurisdiction of House committees as codified in clause 1 of Rule X. 11 U.S. Congress, House Committee on International Relations, Report to Accompany H.Res. 549, 109th Cong., 1st sess., H.Rept. 109-351 (Washington: GPO, 2005), p. 2. 12 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Adverse Report to Accompany H.Res. 467, 109th Cong., 1st sess., H.Rept. 109-258 (Washington: GPO, 2005), p. 6. 13 U.S. Congress, House Committee on the Judiciary, Adverse Report to Accompany H.Res. 643, 109th Cong., 2nd sess., H.Rept. 109-382 (Washington: GPO, 2006), p. 185. Congressional Research Service 4 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 With the exception of the Committees on Budget, Rules, and Ethics, every standing committee of the House has, at some point over the 70 years examined, had at least one resolution of inquiry referred to it. However, as is reflected in Figure 2, and as may be inferred from the most common subjects of such resolutions mentioned above, three House committees have received the greatest share of such referrals: Armed Services, which was referred 74 resolutions of inquiry over this period; Foreign Affairs, with 71; and Judiciary, which received 42. These three panels were the committees of primary referral for 60% of all resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017. Figure 2. Committees of Primary Referral for Resolutions of Inquiry 1947-October 20, 2017 Source: Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: For purposes of consistency and clarity, committees are identified by their designation in clause 1 of House Rule X as adopted by the 115th Congress. The referral of legislation to more than one House committee has been permitted in the House since 1975, and over the period examined, several resolutions of inquiry were multiply referred. The House Parliamentarian has recently written, however, that “the modern practice is to refer [resolutions of inquiry] to a single committee only.”14 Since 2004, three resolutions of inquiry have been multiply referred. It is not clear if this is the case because the subject of recent resolutions fell exclusively into the jurisdiction of one committee, because resolution sponsors have introduced separate resolutions directed to different officials (as opposed to one multiplyreferred resolution directed to all of them), or because House Speakers, acting through the Parliamentarian, have consciously chosen to avoid the multiple referral of resolutions of inquiry wherever possible. 14 House Practice,ch. 49, §6, p. 848. Congressional Research Service 5 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Most Resolutions of Inquiry Are Directed to the President As has been noted, privileged resolutions of inquiry are directed to the President of the United States, or, under House Rule XIII, to the “head of an executive department.” Under chamber precedents, the “head of an executive department” has been interpreted to mean the Secretary of a Cabinet-level executive agency—that is, those listed in 5 U.S.C. 101, not subordinate government officials such as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Director of National Intelligence.15 As such, although a resolution of inquiry directed to an officer below the Cabinet level could be introduced, it would not enjoy privileged status. The inclusion of lesser officials is viewed as destroying the privilege of an entire resolution, even in cases where the resolution is also directed to the President or a Cabinet Secretary. Since 1947, 114 of the 313 resolutions of inquiry introduced in the House (36%) have been directed to the President of the United States; 59 (19%) have been directed to the Secretary of Defense or his predecessor; 38 resolutions (12%) sought information from the Secretary of State; and 27 (9%) sought information from the Attorney General. Various other executive branch officials, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Labor, and the Treasury, have been the target of House resolutions of inquiry. These statistics are represented in Figure 3. Figure 3. Primary Official to Whom House Resolutions of Inquiry Were Directed 1947-October 20, 2017 Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: As of October 20, 2017. In cases in which a resolution was addressed to more than one executive branch official, the first listed official was counted. A small number of resolutions of inquiry introduced during the period examined were directed solely or in part to sub-Cabinet officials, including the Directors of Central Intelligence and 15 Asher C. Hinds, Hinds’ Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington: GPO, 1907), vol. 3, §1861, p. 169. Congressional Research Service 6 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 National Intelligence, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner. As noted, such resolutions were arguably not privileged for consideration in the House, and, in at least once instance, the Speaker sustained a point of order to that effect when an effort was made to raise the measure on the floor.16 House Action on Resolutions of Inquiry Committees Are Acting on More Resolutions of Inquiry A committee has a number of choices after a resolution of inquiry is referred to it. It may mark up and report the resolution without amendment, or it may recommend amendments to it. It may report the resolution to the House favorably, adversely, or without recommendation. It may also take no action; however, as has been noted, in failing to act, it risks a Member, after the expiration of the 14-legislative-day period, making a privileged motion on the House floor to discharge the committee of further consideration of the resolution. Just over half of the resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017, were acted on by the primary House committee of referral. Approximately 52% (162 of 313) of the resolutions of inquiry submitted were actively considered at the committee level. As is discussed in more detail below, however, in recent Congresses, House committees have chosen to mark up virtually every privileged resolution of inquiry referred to them, presumably in order to retain control of the resolution and prevent another Member from triggering floor votes on the motion to discharge the committee. As is reflected in Table 2, during the period examined, committees which chose to mark up a resolution of inquiry and report it to the House chose frequently (73%) to report the resolution “adversely,” a parliamentary designation which means that the committee did not recommend that the House agree to the resolution. In a smaller percentage of cases during the time period examined, House committees have chosen to report resolutions of inquiry favorably (13%) or without recommendation (14%). On occasion, the committees have reported amendments to the resolution, oftentimes recommending the adoption of a full substitute. 16 Deschler’s Precedents of the United States House of Representatives, H. Doc. 94-661, 94th Cong., 2nd sess., vol. 4, ch. 15, §2.1. Congressional Research Service 7 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Figure 4. House Activity on Resolutions of Inquiry 1947-October 20, 2017 Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. No generalizations can be made about adverse reports on resolutions of inquiry. A House committee may choose to report a resolution adversely because they oppose it or to ensure that no Member except a designee of the committee may try to call up the resolution on the floor. In several instances over the period examined, however, an adverse report was clearly made because the executive branch had produced some or all of the requested information, and the committee did not want the House to expend its time on a moot question. It has also been common for committees to report adversely with the rationale that production of the information would compromise an ongoing investigation. An adverse report might also occur because, in the view of the committee, the requested information was too sensitive to be provided or, conversely, was already widely available, and thus, not the proper subject of a privileged resolution. As mentioned, data show that since the 108th Congress (2003-2004), committees have almost universally marked up every properly drafted resolution of inquiry referred to them regardless of its subject, sponsor, or how the committee viewed the resolution. This was not the case in earlier Congresses during the 70-year period studied. This suggests that, today, committees are acting on resolutions of inquiry at least in part to retain control of the resolution. The fact that more resolutions of inquiry have been introduced in some recent Congresses, and House committees are marking up virtually every such resolution referred to them, has led some to question whether resolutions of inquiry are improperly increasing the workload of House committees. Those holding such a view argue that if committees feel they “have to” mark up a resolution of inquiry because it is privileged, the potential exists for minority party Members to flood a committee with such resolutions and wrest partial control over a committee’s markup agenda from the majority. Those holding this view note that certain House committees are disproportionately affected by such resolutions, and they argue that using resolutions of inquiry in this way is not the purpose such measures were created for or given privileged status under chamber rules. They note, for example, that in the 109th Congress (2005-2006), 45% (10 out of 22) of the reports made to the Congressional Research Service 8 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 House by the Committee on International Relations (now named Foreign Affairs) were on minority-party sponsored resolutions of inquiry.17 During the same period, 21% (3 out of 14) of the reports made to the House by the Committee on Armed Services were on minority-party sponsored resolutions of inquiry.18 Members holding the opposite view argue that although resolutions of inquiry may have increased in number in recent years, they still represent a small fraction of the overall legislative workload and are easily managed by the chamber’s committee system. They further argue that such resolutions actually aid the House, by compelling its committees to seek information from the executive branch that Members need to legislate effectively. Those holding this view might argue that resolutions of inquiry motivate committees to focus not just on legislating but also on the oversight responsibilities they have been charged with by the House. Few Resolutions of Inquiry Reach the House Floor As is reflected in Table 3, House floor consideration of resolutions of inquiry during the 70-year period examined was generally rare. In recent Congresses it has been virtually nonexistent. In the last 26 years, two resolutions of inquiry have received action on the House floor. Between 1947 and October 20, 2017, 64 resolutions of inquiry have been considered on the House floor, about 20% of those introduced, and approximately 40% of those reported by the chamber’s committees. Of the resolutions receiving floor action, 52 (81%) were laid on the table by majority vote, effectively killing them. Eleven resolutions of inquiry have been agreed to by the House since 1947, the most recent occurring in the 104th Congress (1995-1996). It is worth reiterating that the tabling of a resolution on the House floor may have been undertaken because the question had been made moot by the executive branch being in substantial compliance with the request. For example, in a handful of instances during the period examined, it was the sponsor of the resolution of inquiry who moved to lay the resolution on the table, apparently satisfied it had produced the desired result. During the 91st-95th Congresses, several resolutions of inquiry that were submitted received no action either in committee or on the floor. This might be due to the fact that, as has been noted, several of the resolutions of inquiry introduced during this period appear to be identically worded resolutions introduced separately, apparently to enable more Members to cosponsor them. One might speculate that no action was taken on other resolutions during this period because the executive branch provided the requested information. In current practice, House committees will virtually always mark up and report a resolution of inquiry in order to retain control of the measure and avoid floor votes. Resolutions of Inquiry Are Increasingly a Minority Party Tool Resolutions of inquiry are sometimes assumed to be an oversight tool that is used disproportionately, or even exclusively, by congressional minorities. This view is, in a sense, understandable. The majority party in the House arguably has far more effective oversight tools at its disposal than nonbinding resolutions of inquiry: committee hearings, subpoenas, and the ability to pass legislation. 17 See U.S. Congress, House Committee on International Relations, Legislative Review Activities, 109th Cong., 2nd sess., H.Rept. 109-747 (Washington: GPO, 2007), pp. 27-28. 18 Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS). Congressional Research Service 9 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 An examination of resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017, however, reveals a far more bipartisan overall picture than this view might suggest. Over the 70 years examined, the party affiliation of resolution of inquiry sponsors is fairly evenly divided. Of the 313 resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017, 132 were introduced by Members of the congressional majority party and 181 by minority party Members.19 The political affiliation of resolution of inquiry sponsors versus that of the President is more divided. Of the 313 resolutions of inquiry submitted in the House between 1947 and October 20, 2017, 239 (76%) were introduced by Members of Congress belonging to the opposite political party of the President. If one examines only recent Congresses, the statistical picture is much starker and supports the view that resolutions of inquiry have become overwhelmingly a minority party tool. In recent years, the sponsorship of resolutions of inquiry has become far more partisan and more lopsided in party division than at any time during the seven decades studied. Since 2005, 2 of the 91 resolutions of inquiry submitted were authored by a Member of Congress having the same political party as the President. The others were submitted by Members directed at Presidents of the opposite party. Effectiveness of Resolutions of Inquiry Is Unclear Because resolutions of inquiry are primarily intended to be an information-gathering tool, one question is whether available evidence suggests such resolutions have been successful in producing information from the executive branch. The data in Table 6 and in Figure 3 are gleaned from an examination of legislative history documents, such as committee reports and floor debate, accompanying resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017. Based on these documents and the measures themselves, resolutions of inquiry were divided into three categories: (1) Yes, evidence suggests the resolution did produce full or partial information from the executive branch; (2) No, the evidence suggests that no information was received from the executive branch in response to the resolution; or (3) Whether information was produced is unknown, unclear, or in dispute. In half of the resolutions submitted between 1947 and October 20, 2017, whether the resolution resulted in the production of information was unknown, unclear, or in dispute based on an examination of the legislative history. Twenty-eight percent of the resolutions of inquiry introduced over the period studied appear to have resulted in the production of some or all of the information requested of the executive branch. Twenty-two percent of the resolutions authored during this period appear to have failed to produce any requested information. When a similar examination is limited to the most recent period of high resolution of inquiry activity noted above, 2003-2006, the effectiveness of such resolutions in producing information from the executive branch is far less. During these years, such resolutions failed to produce information 64% of the time and succeeded in 19% of cases. As these statistics suggest, making determinations about the “success” of resolutions of inquiry can be difficult. As has been noted, slightly under half of the resolutions of inquiry introduced between 1947 and October 20, 2017, were never marked up by House committee or considered on the chamber floor. In such cases there are no legislative history documents to examine to find 19 Two resolutions of inquiry introduced over the period were sponsored by Members with a political affiliation other than Democratic or Republican. For purposes of this analysis, both sponsors were grouped with the Democratic Party, which is the party they voluntarily affiliated with for purposes of House committee assignment. Congressional Research Service 10 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 clues as to whether the Member’s information request was answered or ignored. It is easy to imagine that, in at least some of these instances, information was in fact obtained. This supposition seems particularly likely in cases of resolutions introduced in the early years studied, where requests were commonly made for routine, noncontroversial data, such as labor statistics or documents about the government’s use of railroad cars. It seems reasonable to suppose that such resolutions’ sponsors never tried to call the measures up on the floor precisely because their request had been satisfied; in such a scenario, inaction on a resolution would be an indication of its success. But that is only a supposition. Likewise, the very introduction of a resolution of inquiry might encourage an executive department to hand over information, but it may not be immediately apparent that the resolution was the motivating factor. Although the established purpose of a resolution of inquiry is to acquire factual information, that may not be the only goal a Member has when authoring such legislation. Calling attention to an issue, seizing a committee’s agenda from the majority party, forcing other legislative action (such as a hearing), getting Members on the record with difficult policy votes, or demonstrating interest in a particular subject area may all be possible goals for introducing a resolution of inquiry. As has been noted above, in recent Congresses, some have argued that the increase in resolutions of inquiry introduced is precisely because the resolutions are being used for goals such as these, rather than as a purely information-gathering mechanism. Figure 5. Have House Resolutions of Inquiry Produced Information? 1947-October 20, 2017 Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. Notes: Categories based solely on examination of resolutions and related legislative history documents. Conclusion and Questions for Consideration An examination of resolutions of inquiry introduced in the House between 1947 and October 20, 2017, raises several questions for the potential consideration of policymakers. Overall, the data suggest that resolutions of inquiry have become more common in some recent Congresses, have Congressional Research Service 11 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 resulted in more work at the committee level, and have increasingly been used by minority party Members in the House. As noted, the data examined raise the question of whether increases in the number of House resolutions of inquiry submitted in some recent Congresses are affecting the workload of certain chamber committees. If policymakers were to determine that this is the case, and that it merits action, they might consider whether changes in the treatment of such resolutions under House rules are warranted. The House might respond, for example, by making such resolutions privileged only if a House committee chose to report them favorably. Or, the House might choose instead to extend the time period that committees have to report a privileged resolution of inquiry from the present 14 legislative days to a longer period of time. A change of this latter type might preserve the traditional use of resolutions of inquiry for all Members and give committees more freedom to choose when they will act on them. It might also discourage resolutions of inquiry from being introduced in an attempt to gain political advantage by highlighting important, but transient, hot-button political issues. Perhaps the clearest picture emerging from a systematic examination of resolution of inquiry activity in the post-WWII period, however, relates to the efficacy of such resolutions. Although the data show that in some cases—particularly in earlier eras—such resolutions have produced information, half the time it is unclear if resolutions of inquiry result in the production of any information to the House, and if so, to what degree. The possibility that the standing committees of the House are spending an increased amount of time acting on resolutions whose efficacy is largely unknown may lead policymakers to try to institute a more rigorous accounting of future resolutions of this type. Lawmakers might do so in a number of ways. Committees, for example, might direct the agencies they oversee to formally catalogue and submit to them what response, if any, they have made to recently introduced resolutions of inquiry. Committees might be encouraged to report this information to the House in the activities report they are already required to submit to the House each Congress under clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI, or by some other mechanism. Executive branch communications to the House in response to a resolution of inquiry might be designated as such in the Congressional Record, or noted in a special category when received by the Clerk of the House, so that the cause and effect (or lack thereof) of such resolutions might become clearer. Policymakers might also consider standardizing the procedures House committees use to handle resolutions of inquiry, for example, by requiring them to transmit the resolution to the executive branch within a stated time frame with a letter from the chairman formally requesting executive comment on the resolution.20 Other options also exist. The House Committee on Rules, as the panel with jurisdiction over chamber rules, might examine whether resolutions of inquiry, as a mechanism rooted in the earliest days of Congress, should continue to enjoy privileged parliamentary status considering advances in information technology, including the development of oversight tools available to Members in recent decades. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which has special duties under House Rule X to report committee oversight plans to the House along with any recommendations to promote “more effective and coordinated oversight,” might also consider examining the use of such resolutions as oversight tools. 20 In the early years of the period studied, it appeared to be universal practice for a House committee receiving referral of a resolution of inquiry to immediately request formal executive comment on the resolution. The executive’s response to this request was commonly printed in the committee’s report to the House on the resolution. In recent Congresses, however, it is not clear from the legislative history documents examined if House committees are still routinely making such requests for formal executive comment on resolutions of inquiry, and if so, to what extent. Congressional Research Service 12 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Whether policymakers ultimately determine that changes in the use of resolutions of inquiry are warranted or not, such an examination might arguably give all Members of the House a better understanding of the resolution’s use in the ongoing oversight relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government. Congressional Research Service 13 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 1. House Resolutions of Inquiry and Associated Action, 1947-October 20, 2017 Resolutions of Inquiry Introduced Resolutions Receiving Committee Action Resolutions Receiving Floor Action 80th (1947-1948) 15 10 10 81st (1949-1950) 14 5 5 82nd (1951-1952) 8 5 5 83rd (1953-1954) 17 6 7 84th (1955-1956) 8 2 1 85th (1957-1958) 3 0 0 86th (1959-1960) 1 0 0 87th (1961-1962) 2 0 0 88th (1963-1964) 0 0 0 89th (1965-1966) 5 1 1 90th (1967-1968) 0 0 0 91st (1969-1970) 0 0 0 92nd (1971-1972) 17 12 16 93rd (1973-1974) 44 6 8 94th (1975-1976) 26 2 1 95th (1977-1978) 3 0 0 96th (1979-1980) 13 4 6 97th (1981-1982) 4 2 2 98th (1983-1984) 8 6 0 99th (1985-1986) 6 4 0 100th (1987-1988) 4 3 0 101st (1989-1990) 4 2 0 102nd (1991-1992) 1 1 1 103rd (1993-1994) 2 1 0 104th (1995-1996) 1 1 1 105th (1997-1998) 1 0 0 106th (1999-2000) 1 0 0 107th (2001-2002) 0 0 0 108th (2003-2004) 14 13 0 109th (2005-2006) 39 31 0 Congress and Years 110th (2007-2008) 0 0 0 111th (2009-2010) 31 25 0 112th (2011-2012) 3 3 0 113th (2013-2014) 5 4 0 114th (2015-2016) 0 0 0 115th (2017-2018) 13 13 0 TOTAL 313 162 64 Source: Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: Table reflects resolutions of inquiry introduced through October 20, 2017. Congressional Research Service 14 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 2. Form of Report on Resolutions of Inquiry, 1947-October 20, 2017 Adverse Favorable Without Recommendation 80th (1947-1948) 6 3 1 81st (1949-1950) 4 1 0 82nd (1951-1952) 1 1 3 83rd (1953-1954) 6 0 0 84th (1955-1956) 1 0 1 85th (1957-1958) 0 0 0 86th (1959-1960) 0 0 0 87th (1961-1962) 0 0 0 88th (1963-1964) 0 0 0 89th (1965-1966) 1 0 0 90th (1967-1968) 0 0 0 91st (1969-1970) 0 0 0 92nd (1971-1972) 12 0 0 93rd (1973-1974) 6 0 0 94th (1975-1976) 2 0 0 95th (1977-1978) 0 0 0 96th (1979-1980) 3 1 0 97th (1981-1982) 1 0 1 98th (1983-1984) 5 0 1 99th (1985-1986) 4 0 0 100th (1987-1988) 2 1 0 101st (1989-1990) 2 0 0 102nd (1991-1992) 0 0 1 103rd (1993-1994) 1 0 0 104th (1995-1996) 0 1 0 105th (1997-1998) 0 0 0 106th (1999-2000) 0 0 0 107th (2001-2002) 0 0 0 108th (2003-2004) 13 0 0 109th (2005-2006) 26 0 5 110th (2007-2008) 0 0 0 111th (2009-2010) 7 10 8 112th (2011-2012) 1 2 0 113th (2013-2014) Congress and Years 2 0 2 114th (2015-2016) 0 0 0 115th (2017-2018) 12 1 0 TOTAL 118 21 23 Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: Reflects activity as of October 20, 2017. Congressional Research Service 15 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 3. House Floor Action on Resolutions of Inquiry, 1947-October 20, 2017 Congress and Years Tabled Agreed to 80th (1947-1948) 6 4 81st (1949-1950) 4 1 82nd (1951-1952) 3 2 83rd (1953-1954) 7 0 84th (1955-1956) 1 0 85th (1957-1958) 0 0 86th (1959-1960) 0 0 87th (1961-1962) 0 0 88th (1963-1964) 0 0 89th (1965-1966) 1 0 90th (1967-1968) 0 0 91st (1969-1970) 0 0 92nd (1971-1972) 14 1 93rd (1973-1974) 8 0 94th (1975-1976) 0 1 95th (1977-1978) 0 0 96th (1979-1980) 4 2 97th (1981-1982) 2 0 98th (1983-1984) 0 0 99th (1985-1986) 1 0 100th (1987-1988) 0 0 101st (1989-1990) 0 0 102nd (1991-1992) 1 0 103rd (1993-1994) 0 0 104th (1995-1996) 0 1 105th (1997-1998) 0 0 106th (1999-2000) 0 0 107th (2001-2002) 0 0 108th (2003-2004) 0 0 109th (2005-2006) 0 0 110th (2007-2008) 0 0 111th (2009-2010) 0 0 112th (2011-2012) 0 0 113th (2013-2014) 0 0 114th (2015-2016) 0 0 115th (2017-2018) 0 0 TOTAL 52 12 Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: Reflects activity as of October 20, 2017. Congressional Research Service 16 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 4. Party of Resolution of Inquiry Sponsors vs. Congress, 1947-October 20, 2017 Congressional Majority Party Sponsor Member of Majority Party Sponsor Member of Minority Party 80th (1947-1948) R 15 0 81st (1949-1950) D 5 9 82nd (1951-1952) D 0 8 83rd (1953-1954) R 13 4 84th (1955-1956) D 2 6 85th (1957-1958) D 1 2 86th (1959-1960) D 0 1 87th (1961-1962) D 2 0 88th (1963-1964) D 0 0 89th (1965-1966) D 0 5 90th (1967-1968) D 0 0 91st (1969-1970) D 0 0 92nd (1971-1972) D 9 8 93rd (1973-1974) D 27 17 94th (1975-1976) D 23 3 95th (1977-1978) D 1 2 96th (1979-1980) D 5 8 97th (1981-1982) D 4 0 98th (1983-1984) D 7 1 99th (1985-1986) D 5 1 100th (1987-1988) D 3 1 101st (1989-1990) D 1 3 102nd (1991-1992) D 1 0 103rd (1993-1994) D 0 2 104th (1995-1996) R 0 1 105th (1997-1998) R 0 1 106th (1999-2000) R 0 1 107th (2001-2002) R 0 0 108th (2003-2004) R 0 14 109th (2005-2006) R 1 38 110th (2007-2008) D 0 0 111th (2009-2010) D 0 31 112th (2011-2012) R 2 1 113th (2013-2014) R 5 0 114th (2015-2016) R 0 0 115th (2017-2018) R 0 13 TOTAL - 132 181 Congress and Years Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: Reflects activity as of October 20, 2017. “D” signifies Democratic Party. “R” signifies Republican Party. Congressional Research Service 17 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 5. Party of Resolution of Inquiry Sponsors vs. President, 1947-October 20, 2017 President’s Party Sponsor Party Same As President Sponsor Party Different Than President 80th (1947-1948) D 0 15 81st (1949-1950) D 5 9 82nd (1951-1952) D 0 8 83rd (1953-1954) R 13 4 84th (1955-1956) R 6 2 85th (1957-1958) R 2 1 86th (1959-1960) R 1 0 87th (1961-1962) D 2 0 88th (1963-1964) D 0 0 89th (1965-1966) D 0 5 90th (1967-1968) D 0 0 91st (1969-1970) R 0 0 92nd (1971-1972) R 8 9 93rd (1973-1974) R 17 27 94th (1975-1976) R 3 23 95th (1977-1978) D 1 2 96th (1979-1980) D 5 8 97th (1981-1982) R 0 4 98th (1983-1984) R 1 7 99th (1985-1986) R 1 5 100th (1987-1988) R 1 3 101st (1989-1990) R 3 1 102nd (1991-1992) R 0 1 103rd (1993-1994) D 0 2 104th (1995-1996) D 1 0 105th (1997-1998) D 1 0 106th (1999-2000) D 1 0 107th (2001-2002) R 0 0 108th (2003-2004) R 0 14 109th (2005-2006) R 1 38 110th (2007-2008) R 0 0 111th (2009-2010) D 0 31 112th (2011-2012) D 1 2 113th (2013-2014) D 0 5 114th (2015-2016) D 0 0 115th (2017-2018) R 0 13 TOTAL - 74 239 Congress and Years Source: CRS analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Notes: Reflects activity as of October 20, 2017. “D” signifies Democratic Party. “R” signifies Republican Party. Congressional Research Service 18 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 6. Have House Resolutions of Inquiry Produced Requested Information? 1947-October 20, 2017 Yes (or Partial) No Unknown, Unclear, or Disputed 80th (1947-1948) 10 1 4 81st (1949-1950) 4 1 9 82nd (1951-1952) 5 0 3 83rd (1953-1954) 8 0 9 84th (1955-1956) 2 0 6 85th (1957-1958) 0 0 3 86th (1959-1960) 0 0 1 87th (1961-1962) 0 0 2 88th (1963-1964) 0 0 0 89th (1965-1966) 2 0 3 90th (1967-1968) Congress and Years 0 0 0 91st (1969-1970) 0 0 0 92nd (1971-1972) 10 4 3 93rd (1973-1974) 8 0 36 94th (1975-1976) 1 1 24 95th (1977-1978) 0 0 3 96th (1979-1980) 3 2 8 97th (1981-1982) 3 0 1 98th (1983-1984) 5 1 2 99th (1985-1986) 3 1 2 100th (1987-1988) 2 0 2 101st (1989-1990) 2 0 2 102nd (1991-1992) 1 0 0 103rd (1993-1994) 0 1 1 104th (1995-1996) 1 0 0 105th (1997-1998) 0 0 1 106th (1999-2000) 0 0 1 107th (2001-2002) 0 0 0 108th (2003-2004) 6 8 0 109th (2005-2006) 4 26 9 110th (2007-2008) 0 0 0 111th (2009-2010) 8 4 19 112th (2011-2012) 113th (2013-2014) 1 0 0 5 2 0 114th (2015-2016) 0 0 0 115th (2017-2018) 0 13 0 TOTAL 89 68 156 Source: CRS Analysis of data from the Legislative Information System of the U.S. Congress (LIS) and relevant issues of the Journal of the United States House of Representatives. Congressional Research Service 19 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Notes: Reflects activity as of October 20, 2017. Categories based on CRS examination of resolutions and related legislative history documents. Congressional Research Service 20 Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Table 7. Identified Resolutions of Inquiry Submitted in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1947-October 20, 2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 38 01/06/1947 Rep. Lawrence H. Smith (R-WI) Secretary of War Secretary of the Navy Materials in the possession of the War and Navy Departments suitable for use in relieving the housing shortage Armed Services - - H.Res. 80 01/30/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of State Withdrawal of U.S. troops from China Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 02/05/1947 H.Rept. 80-16 Laid on the table 02/05/1947 H.Res. 254 06/24/1947 Rep. Ellsworth Buck (R-NY) Secretary of State Documents, records, and memorandum related to Serge Rubenstein Judiciary Reported adversely 07/11/1947 H.Rept. 80-886 Laid on the table 07/11/1947 H.Res. 255 06/24/1947 Rep. Ellsworth Buck (R-NY) Attorney General Documents, records, and memorandum related to Serge Rubenstein Judiciary Reported adversely 07/11/1947 H.Rept. 80-887 Laid on the table 07/11/1947 H.Res. 257 06/26/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Treasury Food and meat being shipped from Greece and the Mediterranean to the United States Ways and Means - - H.Res. 258 06/25/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of State Food and meat being shipped from Greece and the Mediterranean to the United States Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 07/09/1947 H.Rept. 80-814 Laid on the table 07/09/1947 H.Res. 365 11/24/1947 Rep. Karl E. Mundt (R-SD) Secretary of Defense Decommissioning of certain factories in post-war Germany Foreign Affairs Reported favorably (amended) 12/18/1947 H.Rept. 80-1225 Agreed to 12/18/1947 CRS-21 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 366 11/24/1947 Rep. Karl E. Mundt (R-SD) Secretary of Commerce Sale of supplies to the Soviet Union by firms and individuals located in the United States Interstate and Foreign Commerce Reported favorably (amended) 12/05/1947 H.Rept. 80-1155 Agreed to 12/05/1947 H.Res. 380 11/28/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of Commerce Amount of coal and oil being sent to Canada and other countries by the United States Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 381 11/28/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) United States Maritime Commission Information relative to oil: Idle tankers and why said tankers have not been put into operation Merchant Marine and Fisheries - - H.Res. 382 11/28/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Director of the Office of Defense Transportation Shortage of coal cars used in transportation of coal to New England and whether coal cars from Great Lakes terminals may be transferred to New England Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 383 11/28/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Navy Whether full use is being made of oil tankers under the control of the Navy Armed Services Reported adversely 12/04/1947 H.Rept. 80-1154 Laid on the table 12/04/1947 H.Res. 385 12/02/1947 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Interior The amount of fuel, gasoline, petroleum products, and coal available in the United States Public Lands Reported without recommendation 12/19/1947 H.Rept. 80-1231 Agreed to 02/16/1948 H.Res. 511 03/24/1948 Rep. John Z. Anderson (R-CA) Secretary of Agriculture Research on price spreads between the producer and consumer of agricultural products Agriculture Reported adversely 04/07/1948 H.Rept. 80-1662 Laid on the table 04/07/1948 CRS-22 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 522 04/07/1948 Rep. John P. Thomas (R-NJ) Secretary of Commerce A letter authored by FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, relating to Dr. Edward U. Condon, Director of the National Bureau of Standards Interstate and Foreign Commerce Reported favorably 04/19/1948 H.Rept. 80-1753 Agreed to 04/22/1948 H.Res. 50 01/13/1949 Rep. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) Secretary of State Situation in Palestine Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 01/31/1949 H.Rept. 81-10 Laid on the table 01/31/1949 H.Res. 80 02/03/1949 Rep. Edwin Arthur Hall (R-NY) Secretary of Defense Administrative action on the program of national defense preparedness Armed Services Reported adversely 02/09/1949 H.Rept. 81-36 Laid on the table 02/09/1949 H.Res. 147 03/11/1949 Rep. Clark W. Thompson (DTX) Secretary of State Effect of imports on the domestic fishing industry Merchant Marine and Fisheries Reported favorably (amended) 03/30/1949 H.Rept. 81-355 Agreed to 04/22/1948 H.Res. 196 04/27/1949 Rep. Vito Marcantonio (American Laborite-NY) Secretary of State Denial of visas to certain foreign officials (Pierre Cot of the Republic of France and Konni Zilliacus of Great Britain) Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 05/04/1949 H.Rept. 81-504 Laid on the table 05/04/1949 H.Res. 198 04/29/1949 Rep. Thomas J. Lane (D-MA) United States Tariff Commission Statistics relating to the woolen and worsted manufacturing industry Ways and Means - H.Res. 199 04/29/1949 Rep. Thomas J. Lane (D-MA) Secretary of Labor Employment statistics relating to the woolen and worsted manufacturing industry Education and Labor - - H.Res. 200 04/29/1949 Rep. Thomas J. Lane (D-MA) Secretary of the Treasury Corporate income tax statistics relating to the woolen and worsted manufacturing industry Ways and Means - - CRS-23 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 424 01/12/1950 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs Personal finances of mental patients hospitalized by the Veterans’ Administration Veterans’ Affairs - - H.Res. 449 01/26/1950 Rep. Edgar A. Jonas (R-IL) Secretary of the Treasury Receipts from taxes paid on tips and gratuities received by taxpayers Ways and Means - - H.Res. 452 01/27/1950 Rep. John D. Lodge (R-CT) President Foreign policy of the United States in the far east Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 02/09/1950 H.Rept. 81-1618 Laid on the table 02/09/1950 H.Res. 477 02/16/1950 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Treasury The number of watches, clocks, and parts of watches and clocks imported into the U.S. over the previous five years Ways and Means - - H.Res. 478 02/16/1950 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of Commerce The number of watches, clocks, and parts of watches and clocks manufactured in the U.S. over the previous five years Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 829 08/28/1950 Rep. Donald L. Jackson (R-CA) Attorney General Arrest and detention, and deportation of Rafael Garcia Travesi-Carral Judiciary - - H.Res. 870 11/30/1950 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Army Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission Railroad accidents involving troop transport trains Armed Services - - H.Res. 125 02/07/1951 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of Commerce Railroad accident which occurred near Woodbridge, New Jersey, on February 6, 1951 Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 514 01/31/1952 Rep. Ellis Y. Berry (R-SD) Secretary of State Any agreements made between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Great Britain during their recent conversations Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 02/20/1952 H.Rept. 82-1381 Agreed to 02/20/1952 CRS-24 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 609 04/24/1952 Rep. Matthew H. Ellsworth (ROR) President Information related to the President’s actions during the 1952 steel strike Education and Labor - - H.Res. 661 05/28/1952 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Army Insurgency in prisoner-of-war camps in Korea and communistinspired disturbances of the peace in Japan since the departure of General MacArthur Armed Services Reported without recommendation 06/10/1952 H.Rept. 82-2128 Laid on the table 06/10/1952 H.Res. 662 05/28/1952 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of Defense Insurgency in prisoner-of-war camps in Korea and communistinspired disturbances of the peace in Japan since the departure of General MacArthur Armed Services Reported without recommendation 06/10/1952 H.Rept. 82-2129 Laid on the table 06/10/1952 H.Res. 663 05/28/1952 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Army Reduction in grade of Colonel Charles F. Colson relating to his conduct during the riot at Koje Island, Korea Armed Services Reported without recommendation 06/10/1952 H.Rept. 82-2130 Laid on the table 06/10/1952 H.Res. 664 05/28/1952 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of State Insurgency in prisoner-of-war camps in Korea and communistinspired disturbances of the peace in Japan since the departure of General MacArthur Foreign Affairs Reported favorably 06/10/1952 H.Rept. 82-2131 Agreed to 06/10/1952 H.Res. 716 06/28/1952 Rep. Edmund P. Radwan (R-NY) Secretary of State Any agreement made by the Secretary of State and the government of Great Britain during their recent meetings and conversations which may affect the conduct of the war in Korea Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 121 01/29/1953 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Defense The military operation in Korea codenamed “Operation Smack” Armed Services - - CRS-25 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 134 02/06/1953 Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI) Civil Service Commission Federal employees not falling under civil service rules and regulations Post Office and Civil Services - - H.Res. 171 03/09/1953 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Defense The military operation in Korea codenamed “Operation Smack” Armed Services Reported adversely 03/17/1953 H.Rept. 83-164 Laid on the table 03/17/1953 H.Res. 278 06/11/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Atomic Energy Commission Effect on the weather of certain atomic bomb explosions Joint Committee on Atomic Energy - - H.Res. 279 06/11/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Army Effect on the weather of certain atomic bomb explosions Armed Services Reported adversely 06/23/1953 H.Rept. 83-646 Laid on the table 06/23/1953 H.Res. 280 06/11/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Federal Civil Defense Administrator Effect on the weather of certain atomic bomb explosions Armed Services Reported adversely 06/23/1953 H.Rept. 83-641 Laid on the table by rule 06/26/1953 H.Res. 281 06/11/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Navy Effect on the weather of certain atomic bomb explosions Armed Services Reported adversely 06/23/1953 H.Rept. 83-647 Laid on the table 06/23/1953 H.Res. 282 06/11/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Air Force Effect on the weather of certain atomic bomb explosions Armed Services Reported adversely 06/23/1953 H.Rept. 83-648 Laid on the table 06/23/1953 CRS-26 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 283 06/11/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of Commerce Effect on the weather of certain atomic bomb explosions Interstate and Foreign Commerce Reported adversely 06/27/1953 H.Rept. 83-682 Laid on the table 06/27/1953 H.Res. 387 08/01/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Treasury Unexpended balances of appropriations Appropriations - - H.Res. 388 08/01/1953 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Comptroller General Unexpended balances of appropriations Appropriations - - H.Res. 434 02/08/1954 Rep. George M. Rhodes (D-PA) President Discharge of federal officers and employees for security reasons during the past year Post Office and Civil Service - - H.Res. 435 02/08/1954 Rep. George M. Rhodes (D-PA) Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission Discharge of federal officers and employees for security reasons during the past year Post Office and Civil Service - - H.Res. 436 02/08/1954 Rep. George M. Rhodes (D-PA) Attorney General Discharge of federal officers and employees for security reasons during the past year Judiciary - - H.Res. 560 05/26/1954 Rep. Edith N. Rogers (R-MA) Secretary of the Navy Facts concerning the explosion on the aircraft carrier Bennington Armed Services - Discharged by unanimous consent and laid on the table 06/07/1954 H.Res. 602 06/28/1954 Rep. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) Postmaster General Transmission of hate propaganda through the mails Post Office and Civil Service - - H.Res. 632 07/14/1954 Rep. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) Postmaster General Transmission of hate propaganda through the mails Post Office and Civil Service - - CRS-27 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration H.Res. 134 02/07/1955 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) President Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans’ Administration expenditures Veterans’ Affairs - - H.Res. 136 02/07/1955 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Defense Extent and cost of certain military installations Armed Services Reported adversely 02/16/1955 H.Rept. 84-56 Laid on the table 02/16/1955 H.Res. 207 04/14/1955 Rep. John P. Pillion (R-NY) Secretary of the Interior Information related to Antarctica Interior and Insular Affairs - - H.Res. 209 04/18/1955 Rep. Craig Hosmer (R-CA) Secretary of the Interior Information related to Antarctica Interior and Insular Affairs - - H.Res. 238 05/09/1955 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Statistical information relating to the staffing and workload of Social Security field offices in Michigan and Indiana Ways and Means - - H.Res. 245 05/16/1955 Rep. James A. Haley (D-FL) Secretary of the Interior Information related to Antarctica Interior and Insular Affairs - - H.Res. 475 04/16/1956 Rep. Herman P. Eberharter (DPA) Secretary of the Treasury Settlement of the American Distilling Company income tax case by the Internal Revenue Service Ways and Means Reported without recommendation 07/21/1956 H.Rept. 84-2867 - H.Res. 525 06/06/1956 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Labor Statistical information related to salaries and employment in the manufacturing industry Education and Labor - - H.Res. 454 01/27/1958 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Labor Violence related to labor strikes Education and Labor - - CRS-28 House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 593 06/16/1958 Rep. Joseph M. Montoya (DNM) Secretary of the Interior Information related to the school-age Indian population of the United States Interior and Insular Affairs - - H.Res. 612 06/30/1958 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Labor Activity by Labor Department employees in relation to the Aiken Brothers Company of Greenville, South Carolina Education and Labor - - H.Res. 290 06/08/1959 Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-MI) Secretary of Labor Statistical information about the amount of money paid to various labor unions Education and Labor - - H.Res. 593 04/10/1962 Rep. Leonard Farbstein (D-NY) Secretary of State Reasons underlying U.S. sponsorship and active support of the censure of Israel by the United Nations Security Council Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 610 04/18/1962 Rep. Barratt O’Hara (D-IL) Secretary of State Reasons underlying U.S. sponsorship and active support of the censure of Israel by the United Nations Security Council Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 529 08/18/1965 Rep. Albert Quie (R-MN) Postmaster General Temporary summer employment at the U.S. Postal Service Post Office and Civil Service - - H.Res. 574 09/08/1965 Rep. Albert Quie (R-MN) Postmaster General Temporary summer employment at the U.S. Postal Service Post Office and Civil Service Reported adversely 09/16/1965 H.Rept. 89-1010 Laid on the table 09/16/1965 H.Res. 575 09/12/1965 Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL) President Reports of the White House Education Task Force chaired by John W. Gardner Education and Labor - - H.Res. 576 09/12/1965 Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Specified proposals and position papers relating to education in the states and in big city schools Education and Labor - - CRS-29 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration H.Res. 1018 09/14/1966 Rep. Melvin R. Laird (R-WI) President Certain information regarding the 1967 budget Appropriations - - H.Res. 489 06/21/1971 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (10) President The report “U.S.-Vietnam Relationships, 1945-1967” (Also known as “The Pentagon Papers”) Armed Services Reported adversely 06/30/1971 H.Rept. 92-318 Laid on the table 06/30/1971 H.Res. 490 06/21/1971 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (14) President The report “U.S.-Vietnam Relationships, 1945-1967” (Also known as “The Pentagon Papers”) Armed Services Reported adversely 06/30/1971 H.Rept. 92-319 Laid on the table 06/30/1971 H.Res. 491 06/21/1971 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (17) President Secretary of State Director of the Central Intelligence Agency The report “U.S.-Vietnam Relationships, 1945-1967” (Also known as “The Pentagon Papers”) Armed Services - Motion to discharge fell on a point of order 07/07/1971 H.Res. 492 06/21/1971 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State U.S. operations in Laos Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 07/01/1971 H.Rept. 92-327 Laid on the table 07/07/1971 H.Res. 493 06/21/1971 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State The Phoenix Program Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 07/01/1971 H.Rept. 92-328 Laid on the table 07/07/1971 H.Res. 494 06/21/1971 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State The report “U.S. Vietnam Relationships, 1945-1967” (Also known as “The Pentagon Papers”) Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 07/01/1971 H.Rept. 92-329 Laid on the table 07/07/1971 CRS-30 House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 495 06/21/1971 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Bombing operations in northern Laos Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 07/01/1971 H.Rept. 92-330 Laid on the table 07/07/1971 H.Res. 530 07/08/1971 Rep. James M. Collins (R-TX) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Busing to achieve racial balance in the public schools Education and Labor - - H.Res. 539 07/14/1971 Rep. James M. Collins (R-TX) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Busing to achieve racial balance in the public schools Education and Labor - Discharged and agreed to 08/02/1971 H.Res. 557 07/21/1971 Rep. Bertram L. Podell (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Extent of military assistance to certain foreign countries Armed Services - Discharged and laid on the table 08/03/1971 H.Res. 595 09/14/1971 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Communications pertaining to the upcoming Vietnamese presidential election Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 09/27/1971 H.Rept. 92-512 Laid on the table 09/30/1971 H.Res. 619 09/27/1971 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of State Communications pertaining to the upcoming Vietnamese presidential election Foreign Affairs - Discharged and laid on the table 09/30/1971 H.Res. 632 09/27/1971 Rep. Lester Wolff (D-NY) Cosponsors: (24) Secretary of State Role of the U.S. government in events leading to an uncontested presidential election in South Vietnam on October 3, 1971 Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 10/14/1971 H.Rept. 92-567 Laid on the table 10/20/1971 CRS-31 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 638 10/06/1971 Rep. Lester Wolff (D-NY) Cosponsors: (14) Secretary of State Role of the U.S. government in events leading to an uncontested presidential election in South Vietnam on October 3, 1971 Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 10/14/1971 H.Rept. 92-568 Laid on the table 10/20/1971 H.Res. 918 04/11/1972 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) President Secretary of Defense Statistics relating to U.S. military involvement in Indochina Armed Services Reported adversely 04/19/1972 H.Rept. 92-1003 Laid on the table 04/26/1972 H.Res. 1078 08/02/1972 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Statistics relating to U.S. military involvement in North Vietnam Armed Services Reported adversely 08/10/1972 H.Rept. 92-1330 Laid on the table 08/16/1972 H.Res. 1079 08/02/1972 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Statistics relating to U.S. military involvement in North Vietnam Armed Services Reported adversely 08/10/1972 H.Rept. 92-1331 Laid on the table 08/16/1972 H.Res. 26 01/03/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (21) President Secretary of Defense Statistics relating to U.S. military involvement in Vietnam Armed Services Reported adversely 03/01/1973 H.Rept. 93-40 Laid on the table 03/01/1973 H.Res. 114 01/11/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (13) Secretary of Defense Data relating to the extent of the bombing of North Vietnam from December 17, 1972, through January 10, 1973 Armed Services Reported adversely 03/01/1973 H.Rept. 93-38 Laid on the table 03/06/1973 CRS-32 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 115 01/11/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (13) Secretary of Defense Data relating to the extent of the bombing of North Vietnam from December 17, 1972, through January 10, 1973 Armed Services Reported adversely 03/01/1973 H.Rept. 93-39 Laid on the table 03/06/1973 H.Res. 143 01/18/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of Defense Data relating to the extent of the bombing of North Vietnam from December 17, 1972, through January 10, 1973 Armed Services Reported adversely 03/01/1973 H.Rept. 93-41 Laid on the table 03/06/1973 H.Res. 220 02/19/1973 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (3) Attorney General Basis of the venue in the northern district of Texas of the grand jury investigation before which Kenneth Tierney, Thomas Laffey, Matthias Reilly, Paschal Morahan, and Daniel Crawford were summoned Judiciary - - H.Res. 223 02/20/1973 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (1) Attorney General Basis of the venue in the northern district of Texas of the grand jury investigation before which Kenneth Tierney, Thomas Laffey, Matthias Reilly, Paschal Morahan, and Daniel Crawford were summoned Judiciary - - H.Res. 258 02/28/1973 Rep. Hugh L. Carey (D-NY) Cosponsors: (2) Attorney General Record of the Department of Justice which led to the determination of the venue in the Northern District of Texas of the grand jury investigation before which Kenneth Tierney, Thomas Laffey, Matthias Reilly, Paschal Morahan, and Daniel Crawford were summoned Judiciary - - CRS-33 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 262 03/01/1973 Rep. James V. Stanton (D-OH) Cosponsors: (none) Attorney General Basis of the venue in the northern district of Texas of the grand jury investigation before which Kenneth Tierney, Thomas Laffey, Matthias Reilly, Paschal Morahan, and Daniel Crawford were summoned Judiciary - - H.Res. 281 03/08/1973 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Attorney General Basis of the venue in the northern district of Texas of the grand jury investigation before which Kenneth Tierney, Thomas Laffey, Matthias Reilly, Paschal Morahan, and Daniel Crawford were summoned Judiciary - - H.Res. 346 04/09/1973 Rep. Ogden R. Reid (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Regulations governing social services proposed in the Federal Register of February 16, 1973 (38 F.R. 4608-4613) Ways and Means - - H.Res. 350 04/10/1973 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Regulations governing social services proposed in the Federal Register of February 16, 1973 (38 F.R. 4608-4613) Ways and Means - - H.Res. 379 05/03/1973 Rep. Robert L. Leggett (D-CA) Cosponsors: (15) Secretary of Defense Bombing and other activities in Cambodia and Laos during the period January 27, 1973, to April 30, 1973 Armed Services Reported adversely 05/09/1973 H.Rept. 93-170 Laid on the table 05/09/1973 H.Res. 508 07/25/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Data concerning the extent of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos from January 20, 1969, through April 30, 1970 Armed Services - - CRS-34 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 519 07/31/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (24) Secretary of Defense Data concerning the extent of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos from January 20, 1969, through April 30, 1970 Armed Services - - H.Res. 520 08/01/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (5) Secretary of Defense Data concerning the extent of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos from January 20, 1969, through April 30, 1970 Armed Services - - H.Res. 522 08/02/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (3) Secretary of Defense Data concerning the extent of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos from January 20, 1969, through April 30, 1970 Armed Services - - H.Res. 525 08/03/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Data concerning the extent of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos from January 20, 1969, through April 30, 1970 Armed Services - - H.Res. 537 09/10/1973 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of Defense Data concerning the extent of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos from January 20, 1969, through April 30, 1970 Armed Services - - H.Res. 572 10/01/1973 Rep. Paul Findley (R-IL) Cosponsors: (none) Attorney General Allegations that Spiro T. Agnew accepted bribes or received consideration for services rendered Judiciary - Discharged and laid on the table 10/10/1973 CRS-35 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action H.Res. 634 10/23/1973 Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Attorney General Papers, documents, recordings, memorandums, and items of evidence in the custody of the Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox, as of noon, Saturday, October 20, 1973 Judiciary - Discharged and laid on the table 11/01/1973 H.Res. 1002 03/25/1974 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of State The military alert declared by the President on October 24, 1974 Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 04/04/1974 H.Rept. 93-970 Laid on the table 04/09/1974 H.Res. 1040 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - H.Res. 1041 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - H.Res. 1042 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Army Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - CRS-36 Subject of Inquiry Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 1043 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Army Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - H.Res. 1044 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Navy Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - H.Res. 1045 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Navy Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - H.Res. 1046 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Air Force Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - H.Res. 1047 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Air Force Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Armed Services - - CRS-37 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 1048 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Administrator of the General Services Administration Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Government Operations - - H.Res. 1049 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Administrator of the General Services Administration Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Government Operations - - H.Res. 1050 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Transportation Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 1051 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Transportation Expenditure of Federal moneys on private property owned by: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt; (2) Harry S. Truman; (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower; (4) John F. Kennedy; and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 1052 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Director of the Secret Service Federal funds for administrative support and personnel at or near the private residences of (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt, (2) Harry S. Truman, (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower, (4) John F. Kennedy, and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson during their terms as President and Vice President House Ways and Means - - CRS-38 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 1053 04/22/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Director of the Secret Service Federal funds for administrative support and personnel at or near the private residences of (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt, (2) Harry S. Truman, (3) Dwight D. Eisenhower, (4) John F. Kennedy, and (5) Lyndon B. Johnson during their terms as President and Vice President House Ways and Means - - H.Res. 1189 06/25/1974 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) President Agreements for nuclear cooperation with Egypt and Israel Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 1219 07/02/1974 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (16) President Agreements for nuclear cooperation with Egypt and Israel Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 1363 09/12/1974 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (10) President The specific offenses against the United States for which a pardon was granted to Richard M. Nixon on September 8, 1974 Judiciary - - H.Res. 1370 09/17/1974 Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) Cosponsors: (none) President Decision to grant a pardon to Richard M. Nixon Judiciary - - H.Res. 1398 09/30/1974 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) President Payments to Richard M. Nixon and his family Government Operations - - CRS-39 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration H.Res. 1404 10/02/1974 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (4) President Payments to Richard M. Nixon and his family Government Operations - - H.Res. 1452 10/16/1974 Rep. Robert L. Leggett (D-CA) Cosponsors: (none) President The President’s proposal to classify as new oil, all oil extracted from domestic oil wells by secondary methods Interstate and Foreign Commerce - - H.Res. 1467 11/20/1974 Rep. Lester Wolff (D-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Comments by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff at Duke University on October 10, 1974 Armed Services - - H.Res. 1473 11/21/1974 Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Administrator of the Small Business Administration Specified facts pertaining to small business investment companies Banking and Currency - - H.Res. 65 01/14/1975 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (1) President Specified activities of the Central Intelligence Agency since January 1, 1960 Judiciary - - H.Res. 71 01/16/1975 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (1) President Specified activities of the Central Intelligence Agency since January 1, 1960 Judiciary - - H.Res. 72 01/16/1975 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (1) President Information contained in the report of William E. Colby delivered to the President on or about December 26, 1974, relating to activities of the Central Intelligence Agency Armed Services Reported adversely 02/27/1975 H.Rept. 94-22 - CRS-40 House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 106 01/28/1975 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (24) President Specified activities of the Central Intelligence Agency since January 1, 1960 Judiciary - - H.Res. 129 02/03/1975 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (24) Secretary of Defense Reconnaissance flights since January, 1973, over North and South Vietnam as well as other activities in Indochina Armed Services Reported adversely 02/27/1975 H.Rept. 94-23 - H.Res. 134 02/04/1975 Rep. Bella S. Abzug (D-NY) Cosponsors: (5) Secretary of Defense Reconnaissance flights since January, 1973, over North and South Vietnam as well as other activities in Indochina Armed Services - - H.Res. 148 02/05/1975 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (4) President Specified activities of the Central Intelligence Agency since January 1, 1960 Judiciary - - H.Res. 205 02/19/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense American involvement and knowledge of the coup in Chile Armed Services - - H.Res. 206 02/19/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State American involvement and knowledge of the coup in Chile Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 207 02/19/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) President American involvement and knowledge of the coup in Chile Foreign Affairs - - CRS-41 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 313 03/14/1975 Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA) Cosponsors: (7) President Whether any citizen of the United States, since December 31, 1970, has been subjected to incarceration or denial of rights contrary to the laws or Constitution of the Republic of Mexico Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 391 04/10/1975 Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA) Cosponsors: (18) President Whether any citizen of the United States, since December 31, 1970, has been subjected to incarceration or denial of rights contrary to the laws or Constitution of the Republic of Mexico International Relations - - H.Res. 400 04/16/1975 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (18) President United States nationals in South Vietnam, their employers, the nature of their work and an explanation of why such persons have not been evacuated International Relations - - H.Res. 529 06/11/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (25) President Facts relating to the seizure of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge Armed Services - - H.Res. 530 06/11/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (6) President Facts relating to the seizure of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge Armed Services - - H.Res. 536 06/12/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (23) Secretary of State Facts relating to the seizure of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge International Relations - - CRS-42 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 537 06/12/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (11) Secretary of State Facts relating to the seizure of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge International Relations - - H.Res. 542 06/16/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (9) President Facts relating to the seizure of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge International Relations - - H.Res. 543 06/16/1975 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (4) Secretary of State Facts relating to the seizure of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge International Relations - - H.Res. 552 06/18/1975 Rep. Benjamin S. Rosenthal (DNY) Cosponsors: (none) President The sale of Hawk and Redeye missiles to Jordan International Relations - - H.Res. 718 09/17/1975 Rep. James M. Collins (R-TX) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare List of public school systems in the United States which will be receiving Federal funds and will be engaging in the busing of schoolchildren to achieve racial balance Education and Labor - Discharged and agree to 09/29/1975 H.Res. 795 10/21/1975 Rep. Alan Steelman (R-TX) Cosponsors: (none) President Whether any citizen of the United States, since December 31, 1970, has been subjected to incarceration or denial of rights contrary to the laws or Constitution of the Republic of Mexico International Relations - - CRS-43 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 1193 05/17/1976 Rep. Philip M. Crane (R-IL) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense The extent of Cuban or other foreign military or paramilitary presence in the Republic of Panama or in the Panama Canal Zone International Relations - - H.Res. 1295 06/11/1976 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) President Payment of funds by the United States Armed Forces or Embassy staff to the Italian Christian Democratic Party or the Italian media International Relations - - H.Res. 1324 06/18/1976 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (5) President Payment of funds by the United States Armed Forces or Embassy staff to the Italian Christian Democratic Party or the Italian media International Relations - - H.Res. 1427 07/27/1976 Rep. Michael J. Harrington (DMA) Cosponsors: (7) President The payment of funds by any person acting under the direction of the United States Government or any agency or other instrumentality of the United States Government to any political party in Italy or the Italian media International Relations - - H.Res. 285 02/09/1977 Rep. Chalmers P. Wylie (R-OH) Cosponsors: (none) Attorney General All communications and documents received by the Department of Justice from Kim Sang Keun of South Korea respecting Members and employees of Congress Judiciary - - H.Res. 709 07/25/1977 Rep. Tim Lee Carter (R-KY) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense The service serial number of each individual who was present at the explosion of the atomic device known as “Smokey” which was detonated at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada, on August 31, 1957 Armed Services - - CRS-44 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration H.Res. 1259 06/29/1978 Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA) Cosponsors: (6) Secretary of State Military equipment shipments to Chile International Relations - - H.Res. 197 04/02/1979 Rep. James H. Weaver (D-OR) Cosponsors: (7) Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission The incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating plant and on the danger of similar incidents occurring at other nuclear generating plants Interior and Insular Affairs - - H.Res. 201 04/03/1979 Rep. James H. Weaver (D-OR) Cosponsors: (10) President The incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating plant and on the danger of similar incidents occurring at other nuclear generating plants Interior and Insular Affairs - - H.Res. 291 05/24/1979 Rep. John J. Rhodes (R-AZ) Cosponsors: (101) President Oil situation, including data on: (1) shortages, supplies, demand, and allocation of crude oil; and (2) refinery yield reductions and capacity utilization Interstate and Foreign Commerce Reported adversely 06/11/1979 H.Rept. 96-261 Agreed to 06/15/1979 H.Res. 398 08/02/1979 Rep. Paul Findley (R-Il) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Information concerning: (1) Israeli use of military aircraft of U.S. origin outside Israeli borders; and (2) Israeli compliance with the Arms Export Control Act Foreign Affairs - Discharged and laid on the table 09/13/1979 H.Res. 551 01/30/1980 Rep. James M. Collins (R-TX) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Human rights objectives and policies with respect to specified countries Foreign Affairs - - CRS-45 House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 571 02/07/1980 Rep. Peter Peyser (R-NY) Cosponsors: (none) Attorney General Evidence compiled by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation against Members of Congress in connection with the Abscam investigation Judiciary Reported adversely 02/20/1980 H.Rept. 96-778 Laid on the table 02/27/1980 H.Res. 598 02/07/1980 Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) Cosponsors: (2) President U.S. decision to vote for the United Nations Security Council resolution on March 1, 1980 Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 626 03/31/1980 Rep. George V. Hansen (R-ID) Cosponsors: (none) President Understandings made with the Former Shah of Iran at Lackland Air Force Base and elsewhere Foreign Affairs - Discharged and laid on the table 04/23/1980 H.Res. 627 03/31/1980 Rep. George V. Hansen (R-ID) Cosponsors: (1) President Commitments, admissions, and/or obligations made to the Government of Iran during March 1980 Foreign Affairs - Discharged and laid on the table 04/23/1980 H.Res. 745 07/22/1980 Rep. Robert E. Bauman (D-MD) Cosponsors: (98) President House and Justice Department actions and conversations with regard to Billy Carter’s involvement with Libya and State Department cables, communications, or memorandums furnished to Billy Carter Foreign Affairs Reported favorably (amended) 07/31/1980 H.Rept. 96-1213, pt. I Judiciary Reported favorably (amended) 07/31/1980 H.Rept. 96-1213, pt. II Agreed to 09/10/1980 H.Res. 777 08/28/1980 Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ) Cosponsors: (9) President Disclosure of classified information relating to the new so-called “Stealth” technology for military aircraft Armed Services Reported adversely 09/09/1980 H.Rept. 96-1309 - CRS-46 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 783 09/08/1980 Rep. Philip M. Crane (R-Il) Cosponsors: (none) President Disclosure of classified information relating to the Stealth technology for military aircraft Armed Services - - H.Res. 790 09/19/1980 Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA) Cosponsors: (none) President Specified documents containing information about U.S. involvement in Iran Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 300 12/10/1981 Rep. George W. Crockett, Jr. (D-MI) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of State Pending extradition proceedings against Ziad Abu Eain Foreign Affairs Judiciary - Discharged and laid on the table 01/28/1982 H.Res. 465 05/11/1982 Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Certain information concerning Roberto D’Aubuisson Foreign Affairs Reported without recommendation (amended) 05/20/1982 H.Rept. 97-579 - H.Res. 507 06/16/1982 Rep. Toby Moffett (D-CT) Cosponsors: (none) President Attorney General Possible Executive interference with the investigation of Secretary of Labor Raymond Donovan Judiciary - - H.Res. 512 06/22/1982 Rep. Norman D. Dicks (D-WA) Cosponsors: (10) Secretary of Defense Procurement of the C-5B aircraft Armed Services Reported adversely 07/19/1982 H.Rept. 97-641 Laid on the table 08/03/1982 CRS-47 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 159 04/13/1983 Rep. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Cosponsors: (71) President United States activities in Honduras and Nicaragua Select Intelligence Reported adversely 05/05/1983 H.Rept. 98-88, pt. 1I Armed Services Reported adversely 05/04/1983 H.Rept. 98-88, pt. 1 Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 323 09/29/1983 Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez (D-TX) Cosponsors: (none) President Certain financial information on Henry Kissinger and Henry Kissinger and Associates Government Operations - - H.Res. 383 11/18/1983 Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-CA) Cosponsors: (22) President United States activities regarding Grenada Armed Services Reported adversely 02/08/1984 H.Rept. 98-597, pt. 1 Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 02/08/1984 H.Rept. 98-597, pt. 1I - H.Res. 437 02/09/1984 Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ) Cosponsors: (none) President A report by the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency entitled “A Quarter Century of Soviet Compliance Practices Under Arms Control Commitments: 1958-1983 (U),” November 1983 Foreign Affairs - - CRS-48 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 463 03/15/1984 Rep. James Michael Shannon (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Death squads in El Salvador including possible involvement of Roberto D’Aubuisson, a former Army officer Foreign Affairs Reported without recommendation 04/09/1984 H.Rept. 98-658 - H.Res. 464 03/15/1984 Rep. James Michael Shannon (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of State Possible involvement of Colonel Oscar Edgardo Casanova in the 1980 slayings of four U.S. missionaries in El Salvador, and possible involvement of Minister of Defense Eugenio Vides Casanova in the Salvadoran Government’s investigation into the slayings Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 04/09/1984 H.Rept. 98-657 - H.Res. 467 03/22/1984 Rep. James Michael Shannon (DMA) Cosponsors: (none) President The CIA and death squads in El Salvador Select Intelligence Reported adversely 04/25/1984 H.Rept. 98-709 - H.Res. 484 04/10/1984 Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Cosponsors: (none) President Documents relating to: (1) certain military intelligence gathering activities in El Salvador including any possible uses of such intelligence information by El Salvador, Honduras, or Guatemala; (2) military assistance furnished to Honduras and El Salvador; and (3) activities of the United States in El Salvador and Honduras related to hostile action against Nicaragua or against the governments of those nations Select Intelligence Reported adversely 05/10/1984 H.Rept. 98-742, pt. I Foreign Affairs Ordered reported 05/09/1984 - CRS-49 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 168 05/13/1985 Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA) Cosponsors: (2) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Covert training or other support of counterterrorist units against anti-American terrorists in Lebanon or other parts of the Middle East Select Intelligence - - H.Res. 171 05/14/1985 Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA) Cosponsors: (3) President Counterterrorist units which received covert training or other support from the United States Select Intelligence Reported adversely 06/12/1985 H.Rept. 99-171 - H.Res. 226 07/17/1985 Rep. William M. Hendon (R-NC) Cosponsors: (19) Secretary of Defense All information, including Defense Intelligence Agency analyses, relating to live Americans in Southeast Asia Select Intelligence Reported adversely 09/10/1985 H.Rept. 99-260, pt. I Armed Services - - H.Res. 395 03/11/1986 Rep. Leon Panetta (D-CA) Cosponsors: (48) President The use of $27,000,000 appropriated for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 05/07/1986 H.Rept. 99-585 Laid on the table 05/07/1986 H.Res. 485 06/24/1986 Rep. Ronald D. Coleman (DTX) Cosponsors: (none) President Activities of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North or any other member of the staff of the National Security Council in support of the Nicaraguan resistance Select Intelligence Armed Services Reported adversely 07/30/1986 H.Rept. 99-724, pt. I Foreign Affairs - - CRS-50 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 603 10/17/1986 Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA) Cosponsors: (none) President Any proposal by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, or anyone outside of the administration, for a plan of real or illusionary events intended to destabilize the Libyan Government Foreign Affairs - - H.Res. 132 03/25/1987 Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (DMO) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense Documents prepared in accordance with certain report requirements in the 1985, 1986, and 1987 Department of Defense Authorization Acts relating to the Strategic Defense Initiative program and the AntiBallistic Missile Treaty Armed Services Reported favorably (amended) 04/14/1987 H.Rept. 100-53 - H.Res. 176 05/27/1987 Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA) Cosponsors: (1) Secretary of Energy Contractor and national laboratory activities performed for the purpose of informing Congress on nuclear testing Armed Services - - H.Res. 339 12/18/1987 Rep. Bob Smith (R-NH) Cosponsors: (none) President Statements made by Vietnamese Vice Foreign Minister Phan Hein concerning certain civilians and members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or considered to be missing in action since the beginning of the Vietnam Conflict Select Intelligence Reported adversely 02/02/1988 H.Rept. 100-500 - H.Res. 473 06/15/1988 Rep. Leon Panetta (D-CA) Cosponsors: (147) President U.S. foreign aid in Central America Foreign Affairs Reported adversely 07/13/1988 H.Rept. 100-773 - H.Res. 74 02/09/1989 Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ) Cosponsors: (3) Secretary of Defense Information concerning the actions of the Commission on Base Realignment and Closure with respect to Fort Dix, New Jersey Armed Services Reported adversely 03/15/1989 H.Rept. 101-9 - CRS-51 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 76 02/09/1989 Rep. Larry J. Hopkins (R-KY) Cosponsors: (31) Secretary of Defense Actions of the Commission on Base Realignment and Closure with respect to specified military bases Armed Services Reported adversely 03/15/1989 H.Rept. 101-10 - H.Res. 411 06/11/1990 Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez (D-TX) Cosponsors: (1) President Payments made by the U.S. Government to Manuel Noriega and Guillermo Endara Foreign Affairs Select Intelligence - - H.Res. 415 06/14/1990 Rep. Bob Smith (R-NH) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of Defense All unresolved, active livesighting case files on Americans reported in captivity in Southeast Asia after February 1, 1973 Armed Services Select Intelligence - - H.Res. 19 01/03/1991 Rep. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Cosponsors: (14) President Statistics relating to the conduct and effect of Operation Desert Shield Armed Services Reported without recommendation 02/20/1991 H.Rept. 102-5, pt. I Foreign Affairs Reported without recommendation 02/21/1991 H.Rept. 102-5, pt. II Laid on the table 02/21/1991 H.Res. 198 06/16/1993 Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) Cosponsors: (4) President Several specified activities of the White House Travel Office Judiciary Reported adversely 07/20/1993 H.Rept. 103-183 - CRS-52 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 360 02/10/1994 Rep. Jan Meyers (R-KS) Cosponsors: (14) President Communications between the White House and the Small Business Administration regarding Capital Management Services, Inc., or David Hale; various questions relating to the activities of Vincent Foster Small Business Judiciary Post Office and Civil Service - - H.Res. 80 02/10/1995 Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Cosponsors: (31) President The Mexican economy and certain activities of the International Monetary Fund Banking and Financial Services Reported favorably (amended) 02/27/1995 H.Rept. 104-53 Agreed to 03/01/1995 H.Res. 334 11/13/1997 Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Cosponsors: (none) Secretary of the Treasury Actions taken by the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to comply with the requirements of 1621 of the International Financial Institutions Act, relating to encouragement of fair labor practices Banking and Financial Services - - H.Res. 667 11/14/2000 Rep. David E. Price (D-NC) Cosponsors: (none) President Communications between the Archivist of the United States and the primary responsible individual in each State relating to transmission of certificates of ascertainment or of the determination of an electoral controversy involving the presidential election held on November 7, 2000 House Administration - - H.Res. 68 02/12/2003 Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) Cosponsors: (1) President Documents in the President’s possession relating to Iraq’s declaration on its weapons of mass destruction that was provided to the United Nations on December 7, 2002 International Relations Reported adversely 03/18/2003 H.Rept. 108-38 - CRS-53 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 260 06/05/2003 Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) Cosponsors: (41) President Documents that provide specific evidence with respect to claims of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction International Relations Reported adversely 06/23/2003 H.Rept. 108-168 - H.Res. 286 06/19/2003 Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Cosponsors: (14) Secretary of Homeland Security Any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003 Homeland Security Reported adversely 07/21/2003 H.Rept. 108-223 - H.Res. 287 06/19/2003 Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Cosponsors: (14) Attorney General Any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003 Judiciary Reported adversely 07/17/2003 H.Rept. 108-215 - H.Res. 288 06/19/2003 Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Cosponsors: (14) Secretary of Transportation Any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003 Transportation and Infrastructure Reported adversely 07/21/2003 H.Rept. 108-220 - H.Res. 358 09/05/2003 Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) Cosponsors: (12) President The report prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled “Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned” and other materials relating to the Administration’s planning for the reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq Armed Services International Relations - - CRS-54 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 364 09/09/2003 Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) Cosponsors: (45) President The report prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled “Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned” and other materials relating to the Administration’s planning for the reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq Armed Services Reported adversely 10/02/2003 H.Rept. 108-289, pt. II International Relations Reported adversely 10/01/2003 H.Rept. 108-289, pt. I - H.Res. 499 01/21/2004 Rep. Rush D. Holt (D-NJ) Cosponsors: (74) Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Attorney General Documents in the possession of the President relating to the disclosure of the identity of Ms. Valerie Plame as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency during the period beginning on May 6, 2003, and ending on July 31, 2003 Select Intelligence Reported adversely 02/03/2004 H.Rept. 108-413, pt. I Armed Services Reported adversely 02/27/2004 H.Rept. 108-413, pt. IV International Relations Reported adversely 02/27/2004 H.Rept. 108-413, pt. II Judiciary Reported adversely 02/27/2004 H.Rept. 108-413, pt. III - CRS-55 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Resolution, Introduction, and Sponsorship Official(s) to Whom Inquiry Is Directed H.Res. 640 05/12/2004 Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) Cosponsors: (40) Secretary of Defense Any picture, photograph, video, communication, or report produced in conjunction with any completed Department of Defense investigation conducted by Major General Antonio M. Taguba relating to allegations of torture or allegations of violations of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq Armed Services Reported adversely 06/16/2004 H.Rept. 108-547 - H.Res. 689 06/23/2004 Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) Cosponsors: (47) President Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Attorney General Documents relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any instructions for handling such documents Armed Services Reported adversely 07/22/2004 H.Rept. 108-632 - H.Res. 699 06/25/2004 Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) Cosponsors: (49) Secretary of State Documents relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any instructions for handling such documents International Relations Reported adversely 07/22/2004 H.Rept. 108-631 - H.Res. 700 06/25/2004 Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) Cosponsors: (49) Attorney General Documents relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any instructions for handling such documents Judiciary Reported adversely 09/07/2004 H.Rept. 108-658 - H.Res. 745 06/25/2004 Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI) Cosponsors: (4) President Specified information respecting the National Energy Policy Development Group Energy and Commerce Reported adversely 09/23/2004 H.Rept. 108-697 - CRS-56 Subject of Inquiry Committee(s) of Referral and Consideration House Floor Action Resolutions of Inquiry: An Ana [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. The full text is on the page linked above.] --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/crs%3AR40879. Public record. Not legal advice.