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Bills/118th Congress · House

H.Res. 1292

Introduced

Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor
RJim Jordan· Ohio
Introduced
June 12, 2024
Policy area
Congress
Latest action
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.June 12, 2024
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1292 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 1292

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

June 12, 2024.
Resolved, That Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, U.S. Department of 
Justice, shall be found to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with 
a congressional subpoena.
Resolved, That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 192 and 194, the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives shall certify the report of the Committee on the 
Judiciary, detailing the refusal of Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, U.S. 
Department of Justice, to produce documents, records, and materials to the 
Committee on the Judiciary as directed by subpoena, to the United States 
Attorney for the District of Columbia, to the end that Attorney General Merrick 
B. Garland be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law.
Resolved, That the Speaker of the House shall otherwise take all 
appropriate action to enforce the subpoena.
Attest:

Clerk.

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