H.Res. 1263: Directing the Chief Administrative Officer and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to take timely action to ensure that all Members, committees, and offices of the House are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on the computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties and are fully briefed on how to protect themselves, their official records, and their communications from electronic security breaches.
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H.Res. 1263: Directing the Chief Administrative Officer and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to take timely action to ensure that all Members, committees, and offices of the House are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on the computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties and are fully briefed on how to protect themselves, their official records, and their communications from electronic security breaches.
110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-11 · Congress · Latest: DEBATE - The resolution was referred to the Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Directing the Chief Administrative Officer and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to take timely action to ensure that all Members, committees, and offices of the House are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on the computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties and are fully briefed on how to protect themselves, their official records, and their communications from electronic security breaches.
Plain summary
Urges the Chief Administrative Officer and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to take timely action to ensure that all Members, committees, and offices of the House are: (1) alerted to the dangers of electronic attacks on the computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties; and (2) fully briefed on how to protect themselves and their official records and communications from electronic security breaches.
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Official text
Directing the Chief Administrative Officer and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to take timely action to ensure that all Members, committees, and offices of the House are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on the computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties and are fully briefed on how to protect themselves, their official records, and their communications from electronic security breaches.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · 0 cosponsors
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hres1263.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hres>
Record fed-us-cong110-hres1263 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110