Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.Res. 1292 is a resolution that finds U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to provide audio recordings of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden. By passing this resolution, the House of Representatives officially recommends that the Department of Justice prosecute the Attorney General for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena.

For everyday citizens, this action represents a formal conflict between the legislative and executive branches over the disclosure of government records. While the resolution directs the Speaker of the House to refer the matter for criminal proceedings, the practical impact is largely symbolic, as the Department of Justice—which the Attorney General leads—has historically declined to prosecute its own officials when they act under a president's claim of executive privilege.