H.Res. 717: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called "FISA memo", a document prepared by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be released to the public.

H.Res. 717: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called "FISA memo", a document prepared by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be released to the public.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called "FISA memo", a document prepared by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be released to the public.

Plain summary

Release the Memo Resolution Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence should immediately hold a recorded vote on making public a memo alleging improper conduct in the use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice that was prepared by members of the committee, as well as ancillary information. Urges the quick release of the memo and information to the public if the committee votes to make such documents available.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the so-called "FISA memo", a document prepared by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and any ancillary information, should be released to the public.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · 35 cosponsors

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Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Scott Perry (R-PA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC)

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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 (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres717.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres717 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115