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H.R. 3154 115th Congress House

Inspector General Access Act of 2017

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

Introduced: November 15, 2017 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 29, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9717)
Nov 29, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9717)
Nov 29, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3154.
Nov 29, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9717-9720)
Nov 29, 2018
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 27, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 812.
Nov 27, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1045.
Sep 27, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 3, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inspector General Access Act of 2017

This bill 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
  • S 3003 Inspector General Access Act of 2018
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3154: Inspector General Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3154/
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"H.R. 3154: Inspector General Access Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3154/.
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H.R. 3154, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3154/.
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