S.Res. 377: An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-29 · Congress · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 38.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 38 (2016): On the Resolution, SRES377 (2016-03-17), Resolution Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 38. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to: bring a civil action in the name of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to enforce the subpoena issued to Carl Ferrer, Chief Executive Officer of Backpage.com, LLC; and conduct all related civil contempt proceedings.

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Official text

An original resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

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

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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Senate vote 38 (2016): On the Resolution, SRES377 (2016-03-17): Resolution Agreed to

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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.
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.

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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-114sres377.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/sres>

Record fed-us-cong114-sres377 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114