H.Res. 1543 · 119th Congress

Recommending that the House of Representatives find Leon D. Black in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Introduced on Sep 16, 2026 by James Comer (R-KY-1). Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 16, 2026
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • House of Representatives

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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James ComerR-KY-1Sponsor

No cosponsors.

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History

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  1. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseThe committee report referred to in this resolution is H.Rept. 119-831.
  2. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseThe committee favorably reported H.Rept. 119-831 by the yeas and nays 41-0.
  3. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5931)
  4. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMr. Comer asked unanimous consent to call up H. Res. 1543 and asked for its immediate consideration.
  5. Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5931)
  6. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5931)
  7. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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