H.Res. 437: Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-12 · Congress · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 73.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any documents or communications in the possession of the General Services Administration (GSA) that refer or relate to: guidance or direction to the Acting Administrator or other staff of the GSA regarding responses to requests for information from Members of Congress, the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the federal government (Ground Lease No. GS-LS-11-11307) or legal memoranda or opinions generated by the government related to such lease.

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Official text

Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession.

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

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Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 1 cosponsors

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

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 without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres437.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres437 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115