HR 3654 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Judicial review and appeals Supreme Court

Special Counsel Independence Protection Act

Introduced: August 15, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Mar 22, 2018

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Jackson Lee. Petition No: 115-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0009.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Aug 15, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Aug 15, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Counsel Independence Protection Act

This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice (DOJ) chain of command.

Specifically, a special counsel or other appointed individual may be removed only if: (1) the Attorney General files an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and files a contemporaneous notice of the action with Congress; and (2) the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issues an order finding misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause, including violation of DOJ policies.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Jackson Lee. Petition No: 115-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0009.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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