The House Oversight and Accountability Committee voted Wednesday to advance resolutions holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after both declined to comply with subpoenas compelling testimony before the panel.

In two separate votes, committee members approved the Bill Clinton contempt resolution by a margin of 34–8 and the Hillary Clinton resolution by 28–15. The measures now move to the full House of Representatives, where a simple majority vote would authorize referrals to the Department of Justice for potential criminal contempt proceedings.

If approved by the House, the referrals would place the Justice Department in the position of deciding whether to prosecute two of the most prominent figures in modern Democratic Party history - a step that carries both legal and political significance.

Epstein Inquiry at the Center of the Dispute

The subpoenas stem from the Oversight Committee's investigation into the federal government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, particularly lingering questions about Epstein's network of powerful associates and the Department of Justice's past decisions related to prosecution, plea agreements, and investigative scope.