Providing for bipartisan subpoena authority during the 116th Congress.

Bill: 116-hres-667
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-30
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Evidence and witnesses

House Committee on the Judiciary

House of Representatives
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution provides that in all matters referred to by the Speaker of the House in her announcement on September 24, 2019, of an impeachment inquiry of the President, the chairmen and ranking minority members of all committees involved shall have coequal subpoena power.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 667 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2019 Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Providing for bipartisan subpoena authority during the 116th Congress.

That during the 116th Congress: (1) In all matters referred to by the Speaker in her announcement of September 24, 2019, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or any other committee involved shall have coequal subpoena power. (2) Subpoenas may be authorized under this paragraph by the chairman and the ranking minority member acting jointly, or, if either declines to act, by the other acting alone, except that in the event either so declines, either shall have the right to refer to the committee for decision the question whether such authority shall be so exercised and the committee shall be convened promptly to render that decision. (3) Subpoenas and interrogatories so authorized may be issued over the signature of the chairman, or ranking minority member, or any member designated by either of them, and may be served by any person designated by the chairman, or ranking minority member, or any member designated by either of them. The chairman, or ranking minority member, or any member designated by either of them (or, with respect to any deposition, answer to interrogatory, or affidavit, any person authorized by law to administer oaths) may administer oaths to any witness.