H.Res. 565Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.

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Sponsor: Jim Jordan [R-OH-04]
Cosponsors: 17 · 17 Republicans
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: May 7, 2014 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedMay 2, 2014
Passed the HouseMay 7, 2014

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives, with respect to the targeting by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups, that: (1) the statements and actions of the IRS, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Obama Administration have served to undermine DOJ's investigation of this matter; (2) the Administration's efforts to undermine the investigation, and the appointment of a person who has donated almost $7,000 to President Obama and the Democratic National Committee in a lead investigative role, have created a conflict of interest for DOJ that warrants removal of the investigation from its normal processes; (3) further investigation of the matter is warranted due to the apparent criminal activity by Lois G. Lerner, former IRS Director, Exempt Organizations, and the ongoing disclosure of internal communications showing potentially unlawful conduct by executive branch personnel; (4) given DOJ's conflict of interest, as well as the strong public interest in ensuring that public officials who inappropriately targeted American citizens for exercising their right to free expression are held accountable, appointment of a special counsel would be in the public interest; and (5) Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., should appoint a special counsel, without further delay, to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups by the IRS.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 565 as passed House without amendment on May 7, 2014. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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House May 7, 2014

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Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service

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250 Yea 168 Nay 13 not voting

Party-line vote 26 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 26 Democrats.

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Democratic199 members

Republican232 members

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Cosponsors17 · 17 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Res. 565 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.

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