{"bill":{"id":"118-hres-1293","congress":118,"type":"HRES","number":1293,"title":"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 Oversight and Accountability.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2024-06-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001108","fullName":"Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]","party":"R","state":"KY","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-06-12","actionTime":"16:46:02","text":"Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1287, H. Res. 1293 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H3971; text: CR H3971)"},"policyArea":"Congress","subjects":["Congressional committees","Congressional oversight","Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation","Evidence and witnesses","Federal officials","House of Representatives"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-06-12","text":"Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1287, H. Res. 1293 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H3971; text: CR H3971)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-12","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1287, H. Res. 1293 is considered passed House.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-12","text":"Pursuant to section 6 of H.Res. 1287, the resolution accompanying House Report 118-533, H.Res. 1293, is considered adopted.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>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 Oversight 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.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T08:42:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":375,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:01:22.452Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Recommending%20that%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20find%20United%20S"}]}}