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 Ka...

That bill, HR 6508, now sits before the Judiciary Committee awaiting action, albeit with powerful cosponsors including Chairman Conyers, ...

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07/29/08
House Judiciary Committee cites Ka...

That bill, HR 6508, now sits before the Judiciary Committee awaiting action, albeit with powerful cosponsors including Chairman Conyers, ...

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07/28/08
hr 6508: special criminal contempt...

hr 6508: special criminal contempt of congress procedures act of 2008. sponsor: miller (d - nc). official title: a bill to provide an alt...

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07/26/08
time for special prosecutor to pur...

as miller explains, hr 6508, also known as the special criminal contempt of congress procedures act of 2008, “would allow the house to ...

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07/24/08
bush administration misconduct hea...

hr 6508 bill would allow house to appoint a special prosecutor for criminal contempt of congress, which is cosponsored by me, conyers, ot...

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07/23/08
Special Criminal Contempt of Congr...

Remember when the House voted in February to hold White House counsel Harriet Mier and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolton in Comtempt...

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07/14/08
HR 6508, To provide an alternate p...

HR 6508 would provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of R...

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07/14/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6508: ...

Bradley Miller [D-NC] introduced HR 6508: To provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred fo...

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