June 11th --- H.Res.430 - Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas ... explained inJune 10th Rules Cmt. Report → H. Rept. 116-108 (House Debate and Vote on C-SPAN video)
Resolved, … Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized, on behalf of such Committee, to initiate or intervene in any judicial proceeding before a Federal court—(1) to seek declaratory judgments and any and all ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirming the duty of—(A) William P. Barr, Attorney General, to comply with the subpoena that is the subject of the resolution accompanying House Report 116-105; and(B) Donald F. McGahn, II, former White House Counsel, to comply with the subpoena issued to him on April 22, 2019; and(2) to petition for disclosure of information regarding any matters identified in or relating to the subpoenas referred to in paragraph (1) or any accompanying report, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e), including Rule 6(e)(3)(E) (providing that the court may authorize disclosure of a grand-jury matter “preliminarily to... a judicial proceeding”).Resolved, That the chair of each standing and permanent select committee, when authorized by the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, retains the ability to initiate or intervene in any judicial proceeding before a Federal court on behalf of such committee, to seek declaratory judgments and any and all ancillary relief, including injunctive relief, affirming the duty of the recipient of any subpoena duly issued by that committee to comply with that subpoena. …[…]…
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H. Rept. 116-62 – DEPT’s. OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020 for H.R.2740- (2019-2020 Appropriations Act, 2020 for fiscal year 2020 → Rules Cmte. Mark-up Video June10th fwd to 1:09:44 and Video 2nd part June 11th
see details in H. Rept.116-62 → Committee on Appropriations report in explanation of H.R.2740 - appropriations for most notable initiatives include:EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; INVESTING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVE; SUPPORTING ACCESS TO AND COMPLETION OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION; NIH RESEARCH (Yay Science!); PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS; WOMEN’S HEALTH; HIV-INITIATIVE; FIREARM INJURY AND MORTALITY PREVENTION RESEARCH (Yay Science!); PREPARING WORKERS FOR GOOD JOBS WITH FAIR WAGES; PROTECTING AMERICA’S WORKERS; Oversight of the Executive Branch – OVERSIGHT HEARINGS – Administration’s Policies Affecting the Affordable Care Act – Administration’s Unaccompanied Children Program – Protecting Student Borrowers: Loan Servicing Oversight – Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence – Oversight of For-Profit Colleges: Protecting Students and Taxpayer Dollars from Predatory Practices – Combating Wage Theft: The Critical Role of Wage and Hour Enforcement — and a whole lot more is in this bill! — No $ for obscene “border wall”! No unprovoked war on Iran! No pulling out of Paris Climate agreements! Prohibits use of any Government funds to withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement! Increases PELL Grants! And even more!
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ONE OF AN ONGOING SERIES OF HPSCI HEARINGS, THIS ONE AND OTHERS FOCUS ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS GLOBALLY:
June 11, 2019 House Intelligence Committee Requests Documents and Interviews Regarding White House Efforts to Suppress Climate Change Testimony → Public Reports Indicate White House Tried to Alter Written Testimony Calling Climate Change “Possibly Catastrophic” →June 11,2019 Chairman’s Schiff’s letter is here;; June 8,2019 Washington Post report is here “Officials sought to excise the State Department’s comments on climate science because they did not mesh with the administration’s stance” ;;June 5, 2019 Statement for the Record by Dr. Rod Schoonover Senior Analyst, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, State Dept.,June 5, 2019 Hearing (with agenda, transcript and statements) on National Security Implications of Climate Change ( C-Span Video Here! One of most instructive [partly terrifying] you’ll ever see in this government!)Related is Jan., 2019 - ODNI - WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENThere as testimony to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, DNI Director Dan Coats, witness, Full Report (pdf) based on info available to Jan. 17, 2019.
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C-SPAN video: June 11th Debate and Vote -- House Approves Resolution Enforcing Subpoenas, 229-191
The House debates and votes 229-191 to approve a resolution authorizing the Judiciary Committee to pursue court action on subpoenas issued for current and former Trump administration officials, including Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn.
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY: This resolution authorizes the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas, a process commonly referred to as ‘‘civil contempt.’’ 1 The resolution affirms that the chair of each standing and permanent select committee, when authorized by the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, retains the ability to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to seek enforcement of subpoenas issued by the committee. The resolution provides that, in connection with any judicial proceeding brought under the first or second resolving clause, the chair of any standing or permanent select committee exercising the authority there-under has any and all necessary authority under Article I of the Constitution. The resolution requires the chair of any standing or permanent select committee exercising authority as described in the first or second resolving clause to notify the House of Representatives, with respect to the commencement of any judicial proceeding. ...[…]…
