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H.Res. 636 (109th)

Censuring President George W. Bush for failing to respond to requests for information concerning allegations that he and others in his Administration misled Congress and the American people regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipulated intelligence information regarding the justification for the war, countenanced torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, and permitted inappropriate retaliation against critics of his Administration, for failing to adequately account for specific misstatements he made regarding the war, and for failing to comply with Executive Order 12958.

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Introduced

18 December 2005

Last action

18 December 2005 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]

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Summary

Censures President George W. Bush for failing to: (1) respond to information requests concerning allegations that he and others in his Administration misled Congress and the American people regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipulated intelligence regarding the war's justification, countenanced torture and and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, and permitted inappropriate retaliation against Administration critics; (2) adequately account for specific misstatements he made regarding the war; and (3) comply with Executive Order 12958.

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Timeline

  1. 18 December 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 18 December 2005

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    Introduced in House

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  3. 18 December 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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