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H.RES.406

H.RES.406: Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution

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Introduced May 17, 2021
Latest Major Action May 17, 2021
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Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

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16 (All Democrats)

Peter Welch (D-Vt.)
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
André Carson (D-Ind.)
Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.)
Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)
Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)
Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.)
David Cicilline (D-R.I.)
Val Demings (D-Fla.)
Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)

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Introduced in House - May 17, 2021

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Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution This resolution authorizes the House of Representatives to enforce congressional subpoenas by holding noncomplying individuals in contempt and levying monetary penalties against them.

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Date	Description
May 17, 2021	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
May 17, 2021	Introduced in the House by Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

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Introduced in the House by Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)