Recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Bill: 113-hres-574
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2014-05-07
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Department of the Treasury

Evidence and witnesses

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Tax-exempt organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Resolves that Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), be found in contempt of Congress for failure to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as required by a congressional subpoena.</p> <p>Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify the Committee's report&nbsp;detailing the refusal of Ms. Lerner to testify before the Committee as directed by the subpoena&nbsp;to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to the end that Ms. Lerner be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law, and to otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena. </p>

action_date: 2014-05-07
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Resolves that Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), be found in contempt of Congress for failure to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as required by a congressional subpoena.</p> <p>Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify the Committee's report&nbsp;detailing the refusal of Ms. Lerner to testify before the Committee as directed by the subpoena&nbsp;to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to the end that Ms. Lerner be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law, and to otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena. </p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 574 In the House of Representatives, U. S., May 7, 2014 RESOLUTION

That because Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, offered a voluntary statement in testimony before the Committee, was found by the Committee to have waived her Fifth Amendment Privilege, was informed of the Committee’s decision of waiver, and continued to refuse to testify before the Committee, Ms. Lerner shall be found to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena. That pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §§ 192 and 194, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall certify the report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, detailing the refusal of Ms. Lerner to testify before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as directed by subpoena, to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, to the end that Ms. Lerner be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law. That the Speaker of the House shall otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena.

Karen L. Haas, Clerk.