H.Res. 567Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.

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Sponsor: Pete Sessions [R-TX-32]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: May 8, 2014 · Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent to modify H. Res. 567 in the form he had placed at the desk. Without objection, the modification was agreed to. (consideration: CR H3985)

IntroducedMay 6, 2014
Passed the HouseMay 8, 2014

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and issue a final report of its findings to the House regarding:

all policies, decisions, and activities that contributed to the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, as well as those that affected the ability of the United States to prepare for them;

all policies, decisions, and activities to respond to and repel such attacks, including efforts to rescue U.S. personnel;
internal and public executive branch communications about these attacks;
accountability for policies and decisions related to the security of facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the response to the attacks, including individuals and entities responsible for those policies and decisions;
executive branch authorities' efforts to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of such attacks;
executive branch activities and efforts to comply with congressional inquiries into them;
recommendations for improving executive branch cooperation and compliance with congressional oversight and investigations;
information related to lessons learned from the attacks and executive branch activities and efforts to protect U.S. facilities and personnel abroad; and
any other relevant issues relating to such attacks, the response to them, or the investigation by the House into the attacks.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 567 as passed House without amendment on May 8, 2014. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 209

House May 8, 2014

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Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi

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232 Yea 186 Nay 14 not voting

Party-line vote 7 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 7 Democrats.

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Democratic199 members

Republican233 members

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