The U.S. Congress Votes Database

105th Congress / Bills / S J RES 23

Title

A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should exercise her best professional judgement, without regard to political pressures, on whether to invoke the independent counsel process to investigate alleged criminal misconduct relating to any election campaign.

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Votes on this bill

DateChamberResultVote
3/19/97 Senate Agreed to Session 1, roll call 33: On the Motion to Table
motion to table s.j.res.23; A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should exercise her best professional judgement, without regard to political pressures, on whether to invoke the independent counsel process to investigate alleged criminal misconduct relating to any election campaign.
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