Partial List of Those Held in Contempt Since 1975
| This section requires expansion. |
| Person | Subcommittee/Committee | Chamber | Ultimate Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers C.B. Morton (Republican), Secretary of Commerce |
November 11, 1975 Subcommittee of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Not considered |
Morton released the material to the subcommittee. |
| Henry Kissinger (Republican), Secretary of State |
November 15, 1975 House Select Committee on Intelligence |
Not considered |
Citation dismissed after "substantial compliance" with subpoena. |
| Joseph A. Califano, Jr. (Democrat), Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare |
August 6, 1978 Subcommittee of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Not considered |
Califano complied with the subpoena about one month after the subcommittee citation. |
| Charles W. Duncan, Jr. (Democrat), Secretary of Energy |
April 29, 1980 Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations |
Not considered |
Duncan supplied the material by 14 May 1980. |
| James B. Edwards (Republican), Secretary of Energy |
July 23, 1981 Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations |
Not considered |
Documents were delivered to Congress prior to full Committee consideration of the contempt citation. |
| James G. Watt (Republican), Secretary of the Interior |
February 9, 1982 Subcommittee of House Committee on Energy and Commerce 25 February 1982 House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
Not considered |
The White House delivered documents to the Rayburn House Office Building for review by Committee members for four hours, providing for no staff or photocopies. |
| Anne Gorsuch (Republican), Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
December 2, 1982 Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation House Committee on Public Works and Transportation |
House of Representatives | After legal cases and a court dismissal of the executive Branch's suit, the parties reached an agreement to provide documents. |
| Rita Lavelle (Republican), EPA official |
April 26, 1983 House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
House of Representatives | Indicted for lying to Congress; convicted; sentenced to 6 months in prison, 5 years probation thereafter, and a fine of $10,000 |
| Jack Quinn (Democrat), White House Counsel David Watkins, White House Director of Administration Matthew Moore, White House aide |
May 9, 1996 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
Not considered |
Subpoenaed documents were provided hours before the House of Representatives was set to consider the contempt citation. |
| Janet Reno (Democrat), Attorney General |
August 6, 1998 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
Not considered |
Documents in question were revealed during the impeachment of President Clinton. |
| Harriet Miers (Republican), Former White House Counsel Joshua Bolten (Republican), White House Chief of Staff |
July 25, 2007 House Committee on the Judiciary |
February 14, 2008 House of Representatives |
On March 4, 2009, Miers and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush Karl Rove, agreed to testify under oath before Congress about the firings of U.S. attorneys |
| Eric Holder (Democrat), Attorney General | June 20, 2012 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
June 28, 2012 House of Representatives |
Found in criminal and civil contempt |
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