H.Res. 809: Directing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the Secretary's possession relating to any existing or previous agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of Arlington, Virginia.

H.Res. 809: Directing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the Secretary's possession relating to any existing or previous agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of Arlington, Virginia.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-09 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 187.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Directing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the Secretary's possession relating to any existing or previous agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of Arlington, Virginia.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the Secretary's possession relating to any existing or previous agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of Arlington, Virginia.

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Directing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the Secretary's possession relating to any existing or previous agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of Arlington, Virginia.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres809.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres809 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109