H.R.6508 - Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Act

To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Act as introduced.
  • Short: Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2008 as introduced.

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07/29/08
House Judiciary Committee cites Karl Rove for contempt

That bill, HR 6508, now sits before the Judiciary Committee awaiting action, albeit with powerful cosponsors including Chairman Conyers, and subcommittee chairs Linda Sanchez and Jerry Nadler. Probably time to get moving on that. ...

Source: Daily Kos
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07/29/08
House Judiciary Committee cites Karl Rove for contempt

That bill, HR 6508, now sits before the Judiciary Committee awaiting action, albeit with powerful cosponsors including Chairman Conyers, and subcommittee chairs Linda Sanchez and Jerry Nadler. Probably time to get moving on that. ...

Source: Daily Kos
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07/28/08
hr 6508: special criminal contempt of congress procedures act of 2008

hr 6508: special criminal contempt of congress procedures act of 2008. sponsor: miller (d - nc). official title: a bill to provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the ...

Source: Overcriminalized: Legislative Update
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07/26/08
time for special prosecutor to purse contempt charges

as miller explains, hr 6508, also known as the special criminal contempt of congress procedures act of 2008, “would allow the house to ask a court to appoint a special prosecutor for a criminal contempt of congress charge where the ...

Source: That's My Congress
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07/24/08
bush administration misconduct hearings: liveblog part 4

hr 6508 bill would allow house to appoint a special prosecutor for criminal contempt of congress, which is cosponsored by me, conyers, others. bolten, miers: mukasey argued executive privilege. i'm working with feingold to remedy this ...

Source: The Political Carnival
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07/23/08
Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Act, HR 6508, Tossed Into ...

Remember when the House voted in February to hold White House counsel Harriet Mier and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton in Comtempt of Congress for failing to testify last July before the House Judiciary Committee about the US...

Source: Law Librarian Blog
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07/14/08
HR 6508, To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of ...

HR 6508 would provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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07/14/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6508: To provide an alternate ...

Bradley Miller [D-NC] introduced HR 6508: To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. ...

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