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S. 618 114th Congress Senate

Inspector General Access Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.

Introduced: March 2, 2015 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2015
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 Latest action March 2, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inspector General Access Act of 2015

Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to eliminate a provision of such Act that requires referral of allegations of misconduct involving Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, investigators, or law enforcement personnel to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (thus allowing the DOJ Inspector General to investigate such allegations).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2240 Identical bill Inspector General Access Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 2, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 2, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 618: Inspector General Access Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-618/
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"S. 618: Inspector General Access Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-618/.
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S. 618, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-618/.
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