Relating to the consideration of House Report 113-415 and an accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 565) calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.

Bill: 113-hres-568
Sponsor: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2014-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: 
Provides for consideration and debate of House Report 113-415 and the accompanying resolution finding Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Makes it in order, upon adoption of such resolution, without intervention of any point of order, to consider the resolution (H. Res. 565) calling upon Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting by IRS of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups.

action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Provides for consideration and debate of House Report 113-415 and the accompanying resolution finding Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Makes it in order, upon adoption of such resolution, without intervention of any point of order, to consider the resolution (H. Res. 565) calling upon Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting by IRS of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups.

action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Provides for consideration and debate of House Report 113-415 and the accompanying resolution finding Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Makes it in order, upon adoption of such resolution, without intervention of any point of order, to consider the resolution (H. Res. 565) calling upon Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting by IRS of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 198). (text: CR H3458)
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 198).(text: CR H3458)
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 192 (Roll no. 197). (consideration: CR H3479)
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3479-3480)
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 568, the chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question on the resolution until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 568.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3458-3477)
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: H. Res. 568 also provides for consideration of House Report 113-415 and an accompanying resolution under a closed rule. If such a resolution is considered, the rule provides for 50 minutes of debate on said resolution followed by one motion to refer, if offered by Representative Cummings or his designee and is debatable for 10 minutes.
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-439, by Mr. Nugent.
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-439, by Mr. Nugent.
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: Introduced in House