Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web House Resolutions of Inquiry May 12, 2003

By Fisher, Louis

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Title:	Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web House Resolutions of Inquiry May 12, 2003
Author:	Fisher, Louis
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Summary: The resolution of inquiry is a House procedure that seeks factual information from the executive branch. The resolution is privileged and may be considered at any time after it is properly reported or discharged from committee. It applies only to requests for facts––not opinions––within the Administration’s control. This report explains the history, procedure, specific uses of resolutions of inquiry, and identifies the use thus far in the 108th Congress (H.Res. 68).

Table of Contents
Contents Origins of Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Committee and Floor Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Administrative Discretion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Committee Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Committee Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adverse Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Competing Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Discharging a Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Military Operations in Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Forcing Other Legislative Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Supplemental Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Triggering Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mexico Rescue Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Iraq’s Declaration on WMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25