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House Simple Resolution 12
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Passed House on Jan 10, 2023
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
Latest Action
Feb 1, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
12
Congress
118
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Jim Jordan
Ohio
Republican
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Georgia
Republican
Victoria Spartz
Indiana
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 10, 2023
Question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
27
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This resolution temporarily establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which is comprised of not more than 13 Members appointed by the Speaker (5 of whom shall be appointed in consultation with the minority leader).

The subcommittee must investigate matters related to the collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of information on U.S. citizens by executive branch agencies, including whether such efforts are illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise unethical. The subcommittee must make a final report of its findings by January 2, 2025, and terminates 30 days after filing that report.

Text (2)
Engrossed in House
January 10, 2023
Introduced in House
January 9, 2023
Related Bills (1)
Jan 09, 2023
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 5
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
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Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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Actions (12)
02/01/2023
UNANIMOUS CONSENT - Mr. Franklin, C. Scott asked unanimous consent that, notwithstanding section 1(a)(2)(A) of House Resolution 12 (as amended by section 1(c) of House Resolution 78), and the order of the House of today, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government be composed of not more than 21 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 9 shall be appointed in consultation with the Minority Leader. Agreed to without objection.
02/01/2023
UNANIMOUS CONSENT - Mr. Reschenthaler asked unanimous consent that, notwithstanding section 1(a)(2)(A) of House Resolution 12 (as amended by section 1(c) of House Resolution 78), the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government be composed of the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, together with not more than 19 other Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than 8 shall be appointed in consultation with the minority leader. Agreed to without objection.
01/10/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/10/2023
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 211 (Roll no. 27).
01/10/2023
Passed/agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 211 (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H129-130)
01/10/2023
Considered as unfinished business.
01/10/2023
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 12, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the resolution until a time to be announced.
01/10/2023
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
01/10/2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 12.
01/10/2023
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5.
01/09/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
01/09/2023
Introduced in House
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Apr 17, 2024 11:49:15 PM
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