Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: September 1, 2026
H.Res. 1504 in the 119th Congress recommends that the House find Michael Joseph in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Ethics. The House acted on the measure, with a motion to reconsider laid on the table and agreed to without objection.
Constitutional basis: House exercising long-settled Article I contempt and subpoena-enforcement authority through the ordinary committee-referral and floor process Congress has repeatedly used.