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What immunity does
Also, once written into law this way, it's not possible to change next Congress, is it? ie revoke immunity next session?
Doubtful. I haven't researched it, but I would think that once Congress grants immunity, trying to undo it would have constitutional implications.
I believe that immunity removes the only direct way for a group of citizens to find out what actually happened, that is, through the information resulting from the lawsuits. But it does not seem to mean that the legislature, given a significant change in its composition and sufficient prodding, is prohibited from investigating. Or does the immunity clause somehow extend to that as well?