Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession.

Bill: 115-hres-437
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-12
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Business records

Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Federal officials

Financial services and investments

General Services Administration

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Lease and rental services

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 73.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any documents or communications in the possession of the General Services Administration (GSA) that refer or relate to:</p> <ul> <li>guidance or direction to the Acting Administrator or other staff of the GSA regarding responses to requests for information from Members of Congress,</li> <li>the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the federal government (Ground Lease No. GS-LS-11-11307) or</li> <li>legal memoranda or opinions generated by the government related to such lease. </li> </ul>

action_date: 2017-07-28
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any documents or communications in the possession of the General Services Administration (GSA) that refer or relate to:</p> <ul> <li>guidance or direction to the Acting Administrator or other staff of the GSA regarding responses to requests for information from Members of Congress,</li> <li>the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the federal government (Ground Lease No. GS-LS-11-11307) or</li> <li>legal memoranda or opinions generated by the government related to such lease. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 437 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2017 Mr. DeFazio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President’s possession.

That the President is requested to transmit (in a manner appropriate to classified information, if the President determines appropriate), to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication in the possession of the Administrator of the General Services Administration or the Acting Administrator of such Administration, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the following: (1) Guidance or direction to the Acting Administrator or to other staff of the General Services Administration regarding responses to requests for information from Members of Congress and Ranking Members of Committees. (2) Ground lease No. GS-LS-11-11307, the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the Government, including all books, records, annual statements, monthly statements, annual budgets, detailed statements of the outstanding equity held by each member of the Trump Old Post Office LLC leasehold mortgage agreements, mezzanine lender agreements, notices, lease status reports, and claims. (3) Legal memoranda or opinions generated by the Government related to ground lease No. GS-LS-11-11307 between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the Government.

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 73 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 437 [Report No. 115–269] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2017 Mr. DeFazio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure July 28, 2017 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President’s possession.

That the President is requested to transmit (in a manner appropriate to classified information, if the President determines appropriate), to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication in the possession of the Administrator of the General Services Administration or the Acting Administrator of such Administration, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the following: (1) Guidance or direction to the Acting Administrator or to other staff of the General Services Administration regarding responses to requests for information from Members of Congress and Ranking Members of Committees. (2) Ground lease No. GS-LS-11-11307, the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the Government, including all books, records, annual statements, monthly statements, annual budgets, detailed statements of the outstanding equity held by each member of the Trump Old Post Office LLC leasehold mortgage agreements, mezzanine lender agreements, notices, lease status reports, and claims. (3) Legal memoranda or opinions generated by the Government related to ground lease No. GS-LS-11-11307 between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the Government.

July 28, 2017 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed