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.
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| July 16, 2008 |
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Blog Coverage
July 30, 2008 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. ...
July 24, 2008 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
July 15, 2008 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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