S 5228 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗

A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to provide that a person who refuses to answer certain questions or is finally convicted of perjury before either House of Congress shall be debarred from Federal employment, and for other purposes.

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This bill would change federal law so that anyone who refuses to answer certain questions when asked by either chamber of Congress, or who is convicted of lying under oath (perjury) before Congress, would be banned from working for the federal government. No official summary is available for this bill.

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August 4, 2026

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