No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.
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CHAPTER 6— CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
§ 190. Repealed. S. Res. 4, § 301(b),
§§ 190a to 190a–2. Repealed. S. Res. 274, § 2(a),
§ 190a–3. Repealed. S. Res. 9, § 2,
§§ 190b, 190c. Repealed. S. Res. 274, § 2(a),
§ 190d. Legislative review by standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives
§ 190f. General appropriation bills
§ 190g. Nonconsideration of certain private bills and resolutions
§ 190h. Repealed. S. Res. 9, § 2,
§§ 190i to 190k. Repealed. S. Res. 274, § 2(b),
§ 190l. Private claims pending before Congress; taking of testimony
§ 190m. Subpoena for taking testimony; compensation of officers and witnesses; return of depositions
§ 192. Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers
§ 194. Certification of failure to testify or produce; grand jury action
§ 195. Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
§ 196. Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost