Special Counsel Independence Protection Act
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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.
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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3654: Special Counsel Independence Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3654/
"H.R. 3654: Special Counsel Independence Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3654/.
H.R. 3654, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3654/.
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