H.Res. 184: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.

H.Res. 184: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-09 · Congress · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 31.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.

Plain summary

Requests the President, and directs the Attorney General, to transmit to the House of Representatives within 14 days after adoption of this resolution copies of any document or other communication in their possession that refers or relates to: any meeting or communication between Senator Jeff Sessions and any representative of the Russian government, including his meetings with the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey I. Kislyak, on July 18, 2016, and September 8, 2016; Senator Sessions's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 10, 2017, his written response to Senator Patrick Leahy's letter of January 17, 2017, his letter of March 6, 2017, to such committee, his preparation for confirmation hearings before such committee with respect to contact between President Trump's campaign and any Russian government representative, and his recusal from any investigation related to the 2016 presidential election and the implementation of that recusal; the application of provisions regarding grounds for appointing a Special Counsel to any case involving the 2016 presidential election or any related matter; and any meeting between any employee of President Trump's campaign or transition team and any Russian government representative, including any meeting that involved Donald J. Trump, Michael Flynn, Jared Kushner, Carter Page, J.D. Gordon, Richard Burt, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, or Michael Cohen.

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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · 150 cosponsors

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Ted Lieu (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Bill Foster (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 90 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] reported raising $17.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres184.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres184 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115