3.0.0 277 2019-11-15T21:35:09Z 2019-11-15T21:35:09Z House H HR 2009-01-07 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-07T15:03:39Z 2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2009-01-07 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2009-01-07 True Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses House of Representatives Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-01-07 Introduced in House 2009-01-26T19:38:22Z Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2009 - Establishes alternate procedures for the prosecution of current or former officers or employees of the executive branch found in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify or produce documents in response to a congressional subpoena.

Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify a finding of contempt of Congress to the appropriate U.S. attorney for presentation to a grand jury. Requires the Chief Judge of a U.S. district court to appoint a special counsel to prosecute any contempt case certified by the Speaker if the Attorney General or U.S. attorney to whom a finding of contempt was certified declines to prosecute or a grand jury does not return an indictment within a specified time period. Requires such special counsel to be an attorney in good standing with substantial prosecutorial experience who did not serve in the administration of a President in office when a finding of contempt was certified. Grants full power and independent authority to the special counsel to exercise all prosecutorial functions and powers.

Sets forth provisions for the removal of the special counsel and the termination of the special counsel's authority.

Increases the penalty for refusal of witnesses to testify or produce papers in response to a congressional subpoena.

Makes this Act effective on January 20, 2009.

]]> Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2009 Display Title Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr277ih/xml/BILLS-111hr277ih.xml 2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.