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Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2020

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 22, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2020

This bill addresses compliance with congressional subpoenas, including by allowing the Senate or the House of Representatives to bring a civil action against the recipient of a congressional subpoena in order to enforce compliance.
What's happening now September 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 8363 Related bill Protecting Our Democracy Act
  • HR 3732 Related bill Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2019
  • S 4880 Related bill Protecting Our Democracy Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8335: Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8335/
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"H.R. 8335: Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8335/.
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H.R. 8335, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8335/.
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