3.0.0 979 2022-02-03T05:21:28Z 2022-02-03T05:21:28Z House H HRES 2008-02-13 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-02-13T15:00:45Z Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 979) recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary and for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 980) authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas. 110 982 HRES 2008-02-14 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:22:48 Related bill House Procedurally-related House Procedurally-related House 2008-02-14 14:22:53 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 982, H. Res. 979 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H962; text as passed House: CR H962) Floor H1B000 2 House floor actions 2008-02-14 14:22:53 Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 982, H. Res. 979 is considered passed House.(consideration: CR H962; text as passed House: CR H962) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-13 19:06:33 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 982 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 979 and H. Res. 980. Upon the adoption of H.Res. 982, H.Res. 979 and H.Res. 980 are hereby adopted. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2008-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N 110-423.]]> Congress Congressional investigations Congressional witnesses Congressional-executive relations Contempt of legislative bodies Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys House of Representatives Law Removal of officials Subpoena Congress 00 2008-02-13 Introduced in House 2008-03-04T22:42:34Z Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia the report of the Committee on the Judiciary detailing the refusal of: (1) former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to appear or testify before, or to produce documents to, the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law; as directed by subpoena; and (2) White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to produce documents, as also directed by subpoena.

Provides that Ms. Miers and Mr. Bolten be proceeded against (for contempt of Congress).

]]> 81 2008-02-14 Passed House without amendment 2008-03-04T22:43:07Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia the report of the Committee on the Judiciary detailing the refusal of: (1) former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to appear or testify before, or to produce documents to, the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law; as directed by subpoena; and (2) White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to produce documents, as also directed by subpoena.

Provides that Ms. Miers and Mr. Bolten be proceeded against (for contempt of Congress).

]]> Recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary. Display Title Recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary. Official Title as Introduced Recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary. Engrossed in House 2008-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres979eh/xml/BILLS-110hres979eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres979ih/xml/BILLS-110hres979ih.xml 2008-02-14 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 982, H. Res. 979 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H962; text as passed House: CR H962) 14:22:53 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.