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Questions about the U.S. Congress – the federal legislative body consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate (also [us-senate]).

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What is the legal penalty for "contempt of Congress"?

In reading a recent article that suggested Steve Bannon might be found in "contempt of congress", I realized that there's no information on what the penalty for that might be, unlike the statutorily defined … So what are the potential legal consequences for being found in contempt of [US federal] congress? …
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