Congressional Power of Investigation.

Reviews issues related to the use of contempt of Congress charges as a means of enforcing Congress right to obtain information and the attendance of witnesses. Reviews general authority of Congress to hold investigations, House and Senate precedents, and power to investigate the executive branch.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1954.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Committees. Governmental investigations > United States. Contempt of legislative bodies > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Reviews issues related to the use of contempt of Congress charges as a means of enforcing Congress right to obtain information and the attendance of witnesses. Reviews general authority of Congress to hold investigations, House and Senate precedents, and power to investigate the executive branch.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.