Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: September 1, 2026
The House considered H.Res. 1505, recommending that Hector Roos be found in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Ethics. The resolution was agreed to and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table without objection.
Constitutional basis: House exercising its long-settled Article I contempt power to enforce a duly issued committee subpoena, an ordinary oversight mechanism.