Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: September 16, 2026
H.Res. 1543 in the 119th Congress recommends that the House find Leon D. Black in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The House agreed to the measure, and the motion to reconsider was laid on the table without objection.
Constitutional basis: House exercising its long-settled Article I contempt authority over noncompliance with a duly issued committee subpoena, an ordinary oversight mechanism.