1HOUSE · JUN 28, 2012
House agreed to the resolution
255–67AGREED
R 238–2 D 17–65
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll 441 · 1 present · 109 not voting
House resolution · 112th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 28, 2012
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2012 · 255–67
Latest action: Jun 28, 2012 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 711.
- Congress.gov noteThe committee report referred to in this resolution is H.Rept.112-546.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- H.Res. 711, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hres/711
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.Res. 711. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- On Motion to Refer the Resolution to Oversight and Government Reform: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformOn Motion to Refer the Resolution to Oversight and Government ReformHouse · Jun 28, 2012 · roll 440R 0–237 D 172–14172–251Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa.
- H.R. 2668 (112th) Brian A. Terry Memorial Act
- H.R. 2146 (112th) DATA Act
- H.R. 4257 (112th) Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012
- H.Con.Res. 86 (112th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2061.
- H.Res. 706 (112th) Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.
- H.R. 2008 (112th) Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.