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Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)

Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to United States Government agencies sharing certain communications with the public and Federal employees.

H.Res. 825 · House resolution Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic resolution with 16 Democratic cosponsors · See all 16 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution asks the President to hand over specific information to the House of Representatives. The requested materials deal with United States Government agencies sharing certain communications with the public and federal employees. Specifically, it targets documents related to a directive from the Office of Management and Budget about a lapse in appropriations. It also asks for records concerning a specific message posted on the Department of Housing and Urban Development website. Additionally, it requests documents regarding the Department of Education modifying the out-of-office emails of furloughed employees. Finally, it asks for communications between various offices on whether these government messages violated specific federal laws.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The resolution requests documents and communications from executive agencies to promote accountability and transparency regarding official government messaging during a shutdown.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.