[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 4, Chapters 15 - 17]
[Chapter 15. Investigations and Inquiries]
[Index to Precedents]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               CHAPTER 15
 
                      Investigations and Inquiries


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A. Basis of Authority to Investigate; Creating Committees

    Sec. 1. In General; Subjects of Authorizing Resolutions

B. Inquiries and the Executive Branch

    Sec. 2. Resolutions of Inquiry and Responses
    Sec. 3. Executive Branch Refusals to Provide Information
    Sec. 4. Litigation to Enforce a Subpena; Senate Select Committee v 
            Nixon
    Sec. 5. Legislation to Obtain Information

C. Procedure; Hearings

    Sec. 6. Limitations on Authority to Investigate--Pertinence of 
            Inquiry
    Sec. 7. --Intent of Witness
    Sec. 8. --Procedural Regularity of Hearings
    Sec. 9. Rights of Witnesses Under the Constitution--Fifth Amendment
   Sec. 10. --First Amendment
   Sec. 11. --Fourth Amendment
   Sec. 12. --Sixth Amendment
   Sec. 13. Rights of Witnesses Under House Rules
   Sec. 14. --Right to Counsel
   Sec. 15. Effect of Derogatory Information
   Sec. 16. Calling Witnesses; Subpenas

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D. Authority in Cases of Contempt

   Sec. 17. In General
   Sec. 18. Time for Consideration
   Sec. 19. Matters Decided by House
   Sec. 20. Particular Conduct as Contumacious
   Sec. 21. Purging Contempt
   Sec. 22. Certification to U.S. Attorney

  
                         DESCHLER'S PRECEDENTS


                          INDEX TO PRECEDENTS

Authorizing resolutions, subjects of
    agencies, specific, Sec. Sec. 1.9-1.12
    airplane crashes, Sec. 1.37
    business, Sec. Sec. 1.19, 1.20
    chemicals in food production, Sec. 1.36
    congressional operations and practices, Sec. Sec. 1.2-1.5
    crime, Sec. 1.41
    economics, Sec. Sec. 1.13-1.18
    energy, Sec. 1.42
    executive branch, structure and operation of, Sec. Sec. 1.6-1.8
    migration of destitute citizens, Sec. 1.38
    military operations, domestic, Sec. 1.23
    military operations, foreign, Sec. Sec. 1.261.28
    military preparedness, Sec. Sec. 1.24, 1.25
    offensive literature, Sec. 1.40
    pensions, Sec. 1.39
    privacy, human values. and democratic institutions, Sec. 1.1
    scientific activities, Sec. Sec. 1.34, 1.35
    Senate precedents, Sec. Sec. 1.44-1.46
    sit-down strikes, Sec. 1.43
    taxation, Sec. Sec. 1.21, 1.22
    un-American activities, Sec. Sec. 1.32, 1.33
    veterans' benefits, Sec. Sec. 1.29-1.31
Code of Fair Procedures, Sec. Sec. 13.1-13.10
Contempt, certification to U.S. Attorney of
    adjournment, during, Sec. Sec. 22.2-22.6
    announcement of certification, Sec. Sec. 22.322.7
    congressional session, during, Sec. 22.1
    discretionary, certification as, Sec. 22.8
Contempt, conduct amounting to
    refusal to answer questions, Sec. Sec. 20.5, 20.6
    refusal to answer questions and departure without leave, 
        Sec. Sec. 20.7, 20.8
    refusal to appear, Sec. Sec. 20.1, 20.2
    refusal to be sworn, Sec. Sec. 20.3, 20.4
    refusal to produce materials, Sec. Sec. 20.9, 20.10
    Senate precedents, Sec. Sec. 20.11-20.14
Contempt, divisibility of resolution relating to, Sec. 17.3
Contempt, matters decided by House with regard to
    authority of committee, Sec. 19.2
    content of report, Sec. 19.1
    subpena, effect of absence of, Sec. 19.4
    testimony, necessity of reading, Sec. 19.3
Contempt, purging a contumacious witness of
    certification of purgation, Sec. Sec. 21.3, 22.7
    report, Sec. 21.1
    resolution, Sec. 21.2

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    U.S. Attorney's response, Sec. Sec. 21.4, 21.5
Contempt, recommittal of resolution relating to, Sec. Sec. 17.1, 17.2
Contempt, time for consideration of
    Calendar Wednesday, Sec. 18.6
    reports, Sec. Sec. 18.1, 18.2
    resolutions, Sec. Sec. 18.4, 18.5
Counsel
    participation, degree of, by, Sec. Sec. 14.314.5
    right to, Sec. Sec. 14.1, 14.2
Deletion of names of persons not subpenaed, Sec. 17.4
Derogatory information, effect of
    generally, Sec. 15.1
    consequence of committee determination, Sec. 15.6
    determination of derogatory nature of information, Sec. 15.4
    prerequisite for committee determination, Sec. 15.3
Executive branch refusals to provide information to Congress
    former executive branch officials, refusal by, Sec. 3.1
Executive branch, structure and operation of
    investigations of, resolutions authorizing, Sec. Sec. 1.6-1.8
Executive session
    determination by committee, Sec. Sec. 15.4, 15.5
    receiving testimony in, Sec. 15.2
Habeas corpus to compel attendance of incarcerated witness, Sec. 16.1
Inquiry, resolutions of
    bombardment of Cambodia and Laos, Sec. 2.11
    bombardment of North Vietnam, Sec. Sec. 2.6-2.8
    busing, Sec. 2.24
    Cambodia, bombing of, Sec. 2.11
    domestic energy sources, Sec. 2.23
    evidence about Vice President, Sec. 2.18
    evidence from Watergate prosecutor, Sec. 2.17
    fish exports, Sec. 2.21
    foreign sales of short supply goods, Sec. 2.22
    Formosa, policy on, Sec. 2.16
    kidnapping, Sec. 2.19
    information furnished to committee, Sec. 2.26
    Laotian operations, Sec. Sec. 2.9-2.11
    Mexican-American relations, Sec. 2.14
    military aid to forward-defense and
    Mediterranean nations, Sec. 2.12
    Phoenix Program, Sec. 2.5
    postal temporaries, Sec. 2.25
    Presidential agreements with British
    Prime Minister, Sec. 2.13
    removal of German industrial plants, Sec. 2.15
    security files, Sec. 2.20
    South Vietnam, military involvement in, Sec. Sec. 2.1, 2.2
    South Vietnamese presidential election, Sec. Sec. 2.3, 2.4
Legislation to obtain information, Sec. Sec. 5.15.3
Select committee, form of resolution to establish, Sec. 1.1
Subpenas
    contempt, subpena as prerequisite to, Sec. Sec. 16.2, 17.4, 19.4
    derogatory information, subpenas requested by person who is 
        affected by, Sec. 15.1
    right of subpenaed witness not to be photographed, Sec. 13.11
Witnesses, rights of, under House rules
    in general, Sec. Sec. 13.1, 13.2
    announcement of subject of investigation, Sec. 13.4

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    committee rules, Sec. 13.7
    media coverage, Sec. 13.11
    punishment of breaches of order, Sec. 13.5
    quorum, Sec. 13.3
    release of secret information, Sec. 13.9
    responsibility to protect rights, Sec. 13.12
    submission of written statements, Sec. 13.10
    subpenas, requests for, Sec. Sec. 13.6, 15.1
    transcripts, Sec. 13.8

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