SRES 597 · 119th Congress · Congress

A resolution providing for the authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President and Department of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under the laws of the United States.

Introduced 2026-02-05· Sponsored by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]· Senate

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S512-513)(2026-02-05)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 597 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 597 Providing for the authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President and Department of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under the laws of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2026 Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kim, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Hirono) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Providing for the authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President and Department of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under the laws of the United States. Whereas Public Law 119-38 (the Epstein Files Transparency Act, referred to in this resolution as the ``Act'') was passed with ove…

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Cosponsors (15)

15 Democrats