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

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.

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2. 20 June 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 June 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House · 20 June 2013 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Mo Brooks · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
• STEVE CHABOT · R · Cosponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Graves · R · Cosponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Peter Roskam · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Rice · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Jim Jordan · R · Cosponsor
• Mick Mulvaney · R · Cosponsor
• Steve King · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Burgess · R · Cosponsor
• Ron DeSantis · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Scott DesJarlais · R · Cosponsor
• Thomas Massie · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Latta · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Billy Long · R · Cosponsor
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