Misbehavior in the Presence of Congress: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 7213, March 25, 1970U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970 - 18 strani |
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ANDREW JACOBS apply ASHBROOK bill BRARY BYRON G Capitol Buildings Chairman committee of Congress committee or subcommittee concurrent resolution CONGRES LIBRARY CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY construed contempt of Congress contempt power COUGHLIN disorderly conduct statutes disorderly or disruptive disruptive conduct disturb the orderly EMANUEL CELLER failure or failures Federal courts grand jury hearing room House of Congress House of Representatives House Resolution 233 House thereof House while Congress ICHORD intent to disrupt joint committee established joint or concurrent LAWRENCE COUGHLIN legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS matter of contempt misdemeanor mittee obstruct such House offense orderly conduct peace statutes power to punish produce papers prosecute provisions Public Law RARY OF CONGRESS refuses to answer Revised Statutes ROGERS Rules Committee Section 401 sections 192 Senate session Starkovich statement of fact subpena term misbehavior U.S. Capitol U.S. Code U.S. REPRESENTATIVE United States attorney United States Capitol WALDIE WIGGINS
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Stran 5 - No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.
Stran 3 - A court of the United States shall have power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at its discretion, such contempt of its authority, and none other, as — "(1) Misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice; " (2) Misbehavior of any of its officers in their official transactions; " (3) Disobedience or resistance to its lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command.
Stran 1 - Every person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either House, or any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or any committee of either House of Congress, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry...
Stran 6 - Congress is not in session, a statement of fact constituting such failure is reported to and filed with the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House, it shall be the duty of the said President of the Senate or Speaker of the House, as the case may be, to certify, and he shall so certify, the statement of facts aforesaid under the seal of the Senate or House, as the case may be, to the appropriate United States attorney, whose duty it shall be to bring the matter before the grand Jury for...
Stran 1 - Congress, and the fact of such failure or failures is reported to either House while Congress is in session, or when Congress is not in session, a statement of fact constituting such failure...
Stran 5 - No testimony given by a witness before either House, or before any committee of either House, or before any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, shall be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding against him in any court, except in a prosecution for perjury committed in giving such testimony. But an official paper or record produced by him is not within the said privilege.
Stran 9 - House thereof with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business; (4) to utter loud, threatening, or abusive language, or to engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct, at any place upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings with intent to impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of any session of the Congress or either House thereof...
Stran 2 - Any person who shall falsely claim to be such relation, as above described, of a seaman under this section shall for every such offense be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court.
Stran 2 - ... to punish, by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, contempts of their authority; provided, that such power to punish contempts shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person in their presence, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice...
Stran 4 - ... Capitol Buildings any firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device; or (B) to discharge any firearm or explosive, to use any dangerous weapon, or to ignite any incendiary device, upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings; or (C) to transport by any means upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings any...