▁resolution ▁to ▁the ▁floor . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁sub comm itte es , ▁they ▁report ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁cont empt ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁Committee , ▁which ▁then ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁reject ing ▁it , ▁accepting ▁it ▁but ▁not ▁reporting ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁floor , ▁or ▁accepting ▁it ▁and ▁reporting ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁chamber ▁for ▁action . ▁On ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁or ▁the ▁Senate , ▁the ▁reported ▁resolution ▁is ▁considered ▁privile ged ▁and , ▁if ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁cont empt ▁is ▁passed , ▁the ▁chamber ▁has ▁several ▁options ▁to ▁en force ▁its ▁mand ate . ▁ ▁In her ent ▁cont empt ▁Under ▁this ▁process , ▁the ▁procedure ▁for ▁holding ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁cont empt ▁involves ▁only ▁the ▁chamber ▁concerned . ▁Following ▁a ▁cont empt ▁c itation , ▁the ▁person ▁c ited ▁is ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Serge ant - at - Ar ms ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁or ▁Senate , ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁chamber , ▁held ▁to ▁answer ▁charges ▁by ▁the ▁pres iding ▁officer , ▁and ▁then ▁subject ed ▁to ▁pun ishment ▁as ▁the ▁chamber ▁may ▁dict ate ▁( us ually ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁pun ishment , ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁co erc ion , ▁or ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁cont empt ▁c itation ). ▁ ▁Conc ern ed ▁with ▁the ▁time - consum ing ▁nature ▁of ▁a ▁cont empt ▁proceed ing ▁and ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁extend ▁pun ishment ▁further ▁than ▁the ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁concerned ▁( under ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁r ul ings ), ▁Congress ▁created