The House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 is a defunct select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established August 3, 2007 when the House adopted resolution H.Res. 611, introduced by House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio. As a select committee, it operated only during the 110th Congress, and only for the purposes for which it was established.
The committee is charged with investigating a...
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The House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 is a defunct select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established August 3, 2007 when the House adopted resolution H.Res. 611, introduced by House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio. As a select committee, it operated only during the 110th Congress, and only for the purposes for which it was established.
The committee is charged with investigating a vote during House consideration of the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration. Republicans charged Democrats with improperly changing the result of a vote on the bill, which would have required a provision to explicitly deny federal benefits to illegal immigrants. Toward the end of the vote, several members sought to change their votes, and Democrats gaveled the vote to a close with a vote tally of 214–214, meaning the motion failed. However, because of three Republican...
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