H.Res. 1159 — A resolution providing that the Speaker certify the report of Claude Powell's contempt of Congress to the United States Attorney for Criminal Contempt.

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Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the report of Claude Powell, Jr.'s refusal to testify before the Subcommittee on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., for prosecution for contempt of Congress.

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1978-05-02
Introduced in House
1978-05-02
Introduced in House
1978-05-02
Measure called up as privileged matter in House.
1978-05-02
Measure considered in House.
1978-05-02
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, roll call #272 (367-16).
Roll Call #272 (House)
1978-05-02
Measure passed House, roll call #272 (367-16).
Roll Call #272 (House)

A resolution providing that the Speaker certify the report of Claude Powell's contempt of Congress to the United States Attorney for Criminal Contempt.

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