A Republican-led House panel is set to vote on a contempt charge next week for U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over his refusal to turn over the audio tapes of special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden, the Washington Examiner reported Monday.

The House Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on May 16, according to the report.

The panel is moving forward after Garland twice has snubbed a subpoena to turn over the recordings. The most recent came April 25, when the DOJ in a letter cited concerns about their potential misuse and the lack of a legitimate legislative or impeachment purpose for their release.

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