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Congressional Subpoenas: Enforcing Executive Branch Compliance
Published Mar 27, 2019Updated Jun 20, 2025
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- HR 4447113th Congress
Contempt Act
Apr 10, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- HR 4010115th Congress
Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017
Oct 24, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- HR 2029114th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-113.
- HR 1625115th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
Mar 23, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-141.