S.Res. 445: A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-03-04 · Congress · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1207-1209; text as passed Senate: CR S1209; text of measure as introduced: CR S1186)

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-03-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1207-1209; text as passed Senate: CR S1209; text of measure as introduced: CR S1186) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, acting jointly, to provide to law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies, and other entities or individuals duly authorized by federal, state, or foreign governments records of the Subcommittee's investigation into how politically powerful foreign officials, their relatives, and close associates have used U.S. professionals and financial institutions to bring large amounts of suspect funds into the United States to advance their interests and to circumvent U.S. anti-money laundering and anti-corruption safeguards.

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Official text

A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · 1 cosponsors

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Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres445.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>

Record fed-us-cong111-sres445 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111