Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 24, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 11, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code to establish certain rules that apply in a civil action by the Senate, House of Representatives, or a congressional committee or subcommittee against an individual who receives, but fails to comply with, a congressional subpoena. Specifically, the rules:
- allow the action to be filed in a U.S. district court;
- require expedited disposition of the action and any appeals; and
- authorize court-imposed monetary penalties against the head of a government agency or component who willfully fails to comply with a congressional subpoena.
(Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to establish requirements for the recipient of a subpoena from a congressional committee or subcommittee, including:
- to appear and testify or produce records—books, papers, documents, data, or other objects—in a manner consistent with the subpoena; and
- to provide a privilege log containing certain information about records that are withheld, such as the type of record and the legal basis for withholding it.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 11, 2017 to Oct 23, 2017, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Oct 11, 2017 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Oct 11, 2017 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Oct 11, 2017 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Oct 11, 2017 |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Oct 23, 2017 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Oct 23, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8059-8061)
- Oct 23, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4010.
- Oct 23, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 23, 2017Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Referred in Senate
- Oct 23, 2017Engrossed in House
- Oct 23, 2017Reported in House
- Oct 11, 2017Introduced in House
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