# Senate Report 472: proceedings against George S. May (1951)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/kefauver-contempt-s-rept-82-472-may/

Senate Report No. 472, 82d Congress, 1st Session, on the Kefauver Committee's contempt proceedings against George S. May, who refused to answer questions. The report accompanies S. Res. 159 and annexes excerpts of the hearing record.

The printed caption is "Proceedings against George S. May for contempt of the Senate." It is Senate Report No. 472, 82d Congress, 1st Session, submitted by Senator O for the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, to accompany S. Res. 159, ordered printed June 25 (legislative day, June 21), 1951. It is printed in Serial Set volume 11488; the text was read from the Serial Set PDF on govinfo.

The report asks the Senate to certify the facts of George S. May's contempt of the Senate to the United States Attorney. The report states that the witness appeared on May 28, 1951 (subpoena returnable at room 900, HOLC Building, First Street and Indiana Avenue, Washington), and that his refusal to answer prevented the committee from receiving testimony. It annexes excerpts of the hearing record.

A committee report asking the Senate to certify a contempt is the committee's account and request, not a court judgment. The refusals it describes are not admissions, and the outcome of the proceeding is not covered by this record. The committee's closing report, filed separately, has a section on the status of the contempt cases.

The printed hearing volume that lists this witness: [Part 13: Miscellaneous witnesses](/items/kefauver-part-13-miscellaneous-witnesses-1951/).

## Sources

- GovInfo, United States Congressional Serial Set: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SERIALSET-11488_00_00-070-0472-0000/pdf/SERIALSET-11488_00_00-070-0472-0000.pdf
- GovInfo details page for the report: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-11488_00_00-070-0472-0000