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HR 6079 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act

Introduced: November 26, 2021 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Nov 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act

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 November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 26, 2021
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6079: Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6079/
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"H.R. 6079: Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6079/.
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H.R. 6079, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6079/.
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