[History of Bills, Volume 155 (2009)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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H.R. 263--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to grant to 
    the House of Representatives the authority to bring a civil action 
    to enforce, secure a declaratory judgment concerning the validity 
    of, or prevent a threatened refusal or failure to comply with any 
    subpoena or order issued by the House or any committee or 
    subcommittee of the House to secure the production of documents, 
    the answering of any deposition or interrogatory, or the securing 
    of testimony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.


By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, H70 [7JA]