H.R. 5246 explained · 113th Congress · Not enacted (113th Congress ended)
To require the United States attorney to bring the matter of an individual's contempt of Congress before a grand jury not later than 30 days after receiving a certification from the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate that the individual is in contempt.
Introduced: 2014-07-29
Latest action (2014-09-26): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
What H.R. 5246 does, in plain terms
The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of H.R. 5246 yet. Its official title: “To require the United States attorney to bring the matter of an individual's contempt of Congress before a grand jury not later than 30 days after receiving a certification from the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate that the individual is in contempt.”.
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