Relating to the consideration of House Report 113-415 and an accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 565) calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service.

Action history

1. 2014-05-07Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2014-05-07On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 - 187 (Roll no. 198).
3. 2014-05-07On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 192 (Roll no. 197).
4. 2014-05-07Considered as unfinished business.
5. 2014-05-07POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 568, the chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question on the resolution until later in the legislative day.
6. 2014-05-07DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 568.
7. 2014-05-07Considered as privileged matter.
8. 2014-05-07H. Res. 568 also provides for consideration of House Report 113-415 and an accompanying resolution under a closed rule. If such a resolution is considered, the rule provides for 50 minutes of debate on said resolution followed by one motion to refer, if offered by Representative Cummings or his designee and is debatable for 10 minutes.
9. 2014-05-06Introduced in House
10. 2014-05-06The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-439, by Mr. Nugent.
11. 2014-05-06Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 103.