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To establish defiance of a congressional subpoena for testimony or documents by the President as an impeachable high crimes and misdemeanor within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the United…

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To establish defiance of a congressional subpoena for testimony or documents by the President as an impeachable high crimes and misdemeanor within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.

Introduced: August 21, 2020 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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This concurrent resolution declares that (1) a President's, Vice-President's, or Civil Officer's deliberate disobedience and defiance of a congressional subpoena may constitute an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor; and (2) if a President refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena by invoking executive privilege, the failure to assert that privilege with factual and legal specificity shall be taken as evidence of such disobedience and defiance.

What's happening now August 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Dec 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 111: To establish defiance of a congressional subpoena for testimony or documents by the President as an impeachable high crimes and misdemeanor within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-111/
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"H. Con. Res. 111: To establish defiance of a congressional subpoena for testimony or documents by the President as an impeachable high crimes and misdemeanor within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-111/.
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H. Con. Res. 111, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-111/.
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[H. Con. Res. 111: To establish defiance of a congressional subpoena for testimony or documents by the President as an impeachable high crimes and misdemeanor within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-111/)
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