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H.Res. 928: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

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H.Res. 928: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 115-797, Part II. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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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 the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

Plain summary

Requests the President and directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, correspondence, or other communication in their possession, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to: any pardon issued by the President on or after January 20, 2017; any pardon under consideration, including for Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, or Alex van der Zwaan; any consideration of the President's power to pardon himself; and the President's decision to issue pardons without first consulting the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part II), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

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

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Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · 3 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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

Record fed-us-cong115-hres928 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115