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Resolution to Cancel January 6th Committee Subpoenas and Contempt Recommendations
Last scannedAug 23, 2026, 4:15 AM
In one sentence
This resolution cancels specific legal orders from the January 6th Select Committee and stops efforts to find four former officials in contempt of Congress.
What it does
- Cancels subpoenas issued on September 23, October 6, and February 9 by the January 6th Select Committee.
- Withdraws recommendations that asked the House to find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress.
- Ends resolutions recommending that Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino be found in contempt of Congress.
- Stops proceedings against Mark Randall Meadows regarding a recommendation for contempt of Congress.
- Requires the Speaker of the House to tell the Department of Justice that these subpoenas are no longer valid.
Who it affects
- Stephen K. Bannon
- Mark Randall Meadows
- Daniel Scavino, Jr.
- Peter K. Navarro
Limits and unknowns
- This resolution only cancels specific subpoenas and contempt recommendations; it does not change other laws.
- The text states the House's view on the committee but does not explain how this affects past legal cases outside of Congress.
- The bill is currently in committees, so its final outcome or effective date has not been determined.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Subpoena
- A legal order requiring a person to appear in court or provide documents.
- Contempt of Congress
- An official finding that someone refused to follow the rules or orders of the House of Representatives.
- Rescind
- To officially cancel, take back, or make something no longer valid.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This resolution rescinds subpoenas and recommendations issued by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Specifically, the resolution rescinds subpoenas issued on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, to Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino. The resolution also withdraws, dismisses, and concludes resolutions that the House find Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress.
Official activity
Bill history
- Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
- Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
- Submitted in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Submitted in HouseLibrary of Congress