H.Res. 430: Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-06 · Law · Latest: COMMUNICATION TO THE HOUSE - The House received a communication from Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary. Chairman Nadler notified the House of the initiation by the Committee on the Judiciary of the following judicial proceedings pursuant to H. Res. 430: 1. In Re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, for an Order Authorizing the Release of Certain Grand Jury Materials, Misc. no. 1:19-gj-00048-BAH filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 26, 2019. 2. Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives v. McGahn, No. 1:19-cv-2379 filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 7, 2019.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 247 (2019): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES430 (2019-06-11), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: COMMUNICATION TO THE HOUSE - The House received a communication from Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary. Chairman Nadler notified the House of the initiation by the Committee on the Judiciary of the following judicial proceedings pursuant to H. Res. 430: 1. In Re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, for an Order Authorizing the Release of Certain Grand Jury Materials, Misc. no. 1:19-gj-00048-BAH filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 26, 2019. 2. Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives v. McGahn, No. 1:19-cv-2379 filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 7, 2019. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This resolution authorizes the House Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in federal judicial proceedings to enforce compliance with certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. Additionally, the resolution provides explicit authority for each congressional committee, if authorized by the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, to initiate or intervene in federal judicial proceedings to enforce compliance with congressional subpoenas.

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Official text

Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · 65 cosponsors

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Adam Smith (D-WA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and 5 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 247 (2019): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES430 (2019-06-11): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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 (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres430.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres430 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116