HRES 1292 United States House · 118th Congress

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.

HRES 1292 is a resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that formally declares Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee. The resolution directs the Speaker to certify the committee's report detailing the Attorney General's noncompliance to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, enabling legal action against him under federal law. This procedural step does not create new law but initiates a process to enforce congressional oversight authority.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 12, 2024 Last action Jun 12, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2024

How they voted

216207
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 431
Jun 12, 2024
D Democratic213
206 Nay 7
96% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican217
215 Yea 1 Nay 1
99% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Jun 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 207 (Roll no. 260). (text: CR H3759)
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Jun 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
By direction of the Committee on the Judiciary, Mr. Jordan called up H. Res. 1292 and asked for its immediate consideration.
lower
Jun 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jim Jordan
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OH
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