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H.R. 479 (96th)

Civil Contempt Reform Act of 1977

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15 January 1979

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Summary

Civil Contempt Reform Act of 1977 - Requires that a witness who without just cause refuses to testify or provide information to a Federal court or grand jury be given a hearing before being found in contempt and confined. Entitles such a recalcitrant witness to counsel at such a contempt hearing. Limits imprisonment for contempt to six months. Prohibits the fining or imprisonment of a witness for refusing to testify about any transaction or event if such witness has been fined or imprisoned for a previous refusal to testify about the same transaction or event.

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