H.Res. 1292 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2024-06-12
Latest action (2024-06-12): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What H.Res. 1292 does, in plain terms
This resolution finds Attorney General Merrick Brian Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena. It also directs the Speaker of the House to (1) certify the related report from the House Judiciary Committee to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for criminal proceedings, and (2) take all other appropriate action to enforce the subpoena.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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