Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Special Counsel assigned to investigate Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential election and related matters, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Expresses the need for a swift resolution of the Special Counsel's investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election and related matters.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 870 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 870

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
 the Special Counsel assigned to investigate Russian interference with 
   the 2016 Presidential election and related matters, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2018

 Mr. Rokita submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
 the Special Counsel assigned to investigate Russian interference with 
   the 2016 Presidential election and related matters, and for other 
                               purposes.

Whereas Robert Mueller III has served as the Special Counsel assigned to 
        investigate Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential election and 
        related matters since May 17, 2017;
Whereas the expenses associated with this investigation were $6.7 million in its 
        first five months;
Whereas at the established rate of spending, the investigation has likely cost 
        the American taxpayers over $17 million;
Whereas the matter of potential interference in elections by the Russian 
        Federation has been investigated before and during the same time by 
        other authorized powers including the Department of Justice, American 
        intelligence agencies, and committees of both the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate;
Whereas no sanctioned investigation has found evidence of collusion between the 
        2016 Presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump and the Russian 
        Federation;
Whereas no charges presently introduced by Robert Mueller III have been related 
        to collusion between a political campaign and a foreign government; and
Whereas a failure to resolve this investigation swiftly and accurately threatens 
        to question the legitimacy of future elections held in the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses the need for a swift resolution into the 
        investigation by the Special Counsel into Russian interference 
        during the 2016 Presidential election and related matters to 
        preserve the integrity of our democratic institutions; and
            (2) demands that within thirty days of the adoption of this 
        resolution, the investigation be concluded or the Special 
        Counsel should report to the House on the status of the 
        investigation with an anticipated date of conclusion of the 
        investigation to ensure that the legitimacy of future elections 
        is not questioned.
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