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.
the House held a roll-call vote on 112-hres711 (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.). Tallies — Yea: 172, Nay: 251, Present: 0, Not Voting: 0, Total recorded: 432.
Bill Activity
House
Introduced
2012-06-28
Introduced in House
Engrossed in House
2012-06-28
House Floor Vote
2012-06-28
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 255 - 67, 1 Present (Roll no. 441).(text: CR H4402)
Senate
Floor Vote
2012-06-28
On motion to refer to Oversight and Government and Reform Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 172 - 251 (Roll no. 440). (consideration: CR H4416-4417)
Failed
172–251
172 Yea (40.7%)
251 Nay (59.3%)
Democrats
172 Yea
14 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea
237 Nay
Yea: 172
Nay: 251
Present: 0
Not Voting: 0
Total: 432
Active filter:
Shown: 432
Explore This Bill
Investigate this bill → AI summary, roll-call breakdown, and full bill analysis