The resolution was 'passed on behalf of the millions of Americans and their families still affected years after the COVID pandemic.' Fauci's week was, however, fated to get a whole lot worse. Despite strong Democratic opposition, the Senate Homeland Security Committee successfully voted on Thursday to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. The contempt resolution passed in a 8-5 vote along party lines, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he will now refer the resolution to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. Despite apparently being unable to incriminate himself by answering lawmakers' questions last week, he declined to answer, citing the Fifth Amendment over 110 times.