112th Congress > House > Vote 1384

Date: June 28, 2012

Result: 255-67 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 441

Vote Subject Matter: Miscellaneous Policy / Internal Organization

Sponsor: ISSA, Darrell (R-CA)

Bill number: HRES711

Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Description: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Finds Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena. Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify the report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, detailing the refusal of Mr. Holder to produce documents to the Committee as directed by subpoena, to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, to the end that Mr. Holder be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law. Directs the Speaker to otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena.

Bill titles: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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