[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Res. 980 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 980

Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in 
           judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2008

 Mr. Conyers submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in 
           judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

    Resolved, That the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary is 
authorized to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings in any 
Federal court of competent jurisdiction, on behalf of the Committee on 
the Judiciary, to seek declaratory judgments affirming the duty of any 
individual to comply with any subpoena that is a subject of House 
Resolution 979 issued to such individual by the Committee as part of 
its investigation into the firing of certain United States Attorneys 
and related matters, and to seek appropriate ancillary relief, 
including injunctive relief.
    Sec. 2.  The Committee on the Judiciary shall report as soon as 
practicable to the House with respect to any judicial proceedings which 
it initiates or in which it intervenes pursuant to this resolution.
    Sec. 3.  The Office of General Counsel of the House of 
Representatives shall, at the authorization of the Speaker, represent 
the Committee on the Judiciary in any litigation pursuant to this 
resolution. In giving that authorization, the Speaker shall consult 
with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group established pursuant to clause 
8 of Rule II.
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