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The 1789 act granted federal courts authority to issue punishment for contempt committed in their view, there was at the time of the Peck impeachment some uncertainty over the extent, if any, to which courts possessed the same power for actions committed outside of court.[1] Immediately after Peckโ€™s acquittal, Congress took action to clarify the scope of the contempt power and place a limit on its application to actions away from court. U.S. Representative (and future president) James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, who had been a House manager during the impeachment proceedings, quickly introduced a bill with this goal in mind. Passed in 1831, the act limited punishment for contempt to acts committed in the presence of the court โ€œor so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice,โ€ misbehavior by an officer of the court, or disobedience to a lawful court order. While it has been subjected to varying judicial interpretations, the statutory language regarding the federal courtsโ€™ power to punish for contempt, now codified at 18 U.S.C. ยง 401, has not changed significantly since 1831.