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H.R. 2458 (113th)

To terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing.

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Introduced

20 June 2013

Last action

20 June 2013 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]

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Summary

Terminates from employment any federal employee who: (1) refuses to answer questions in a congressional hearing after being granted immunity; (2) in a congressional hearing, refuses to answer questions specifically, directly, and narrowly relating to his or her official duties, without being required to waive immunity with respect to the use of answers or the fruits thereof in a criminal prosecution; or (3) is found, by three-fourths of the congressional body to which testimony is given, to have willfully or knowingly given false testimony in a congressional hearing.

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Timeline

  1. 20 June 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 June 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 June 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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