House Bill Would Raise Stakes Of Congressional Inquiries

By Steven Ross, Raphael Prober and Megan Greer (October 25, 2017, 12:43 PM EDT) -- On Monday, the House passed a bill that could expand Congress' investigative authority and alter the manner in which investigations are conducted — with a potentially significant impact on companies and individuals involved in such inquiries. If enacted, the bill, which would still need to be passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump, would shift the current landscape regarding judicial review of congressional subpoenas and place significant burdens on all recipients of such subpoenas. As the latest example of a concerted effort to ratchet up the stakes of congressional investigations, it is one that all industries should carefully watch....

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