House Concurrent Resolution 111
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To establish defiance of a congressional subpoena for testimony or documents by the President as an impeachable high crimes and misdemeanor within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Concurrent Resolution
Concurrent Resolution
A form of legislative measure used for the regulation of business within both chambers of Congress, not for proposing changes in law. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res. Joint resolutions and simple resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
111
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This concurrent resolution declares that (1) a President's, Vice-President's, or Civil Officer's deliberate disobedience and defiance of a congressional subpoena may constitute an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor; and (2) if a President refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena by invoking executive privilege, the failure to assert that privilege with factual and legal specificity shall be taken as evidence of such disobedience and defiance.
August 21, 2020
08/21/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
08/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:31 PM