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Special Counsel Integrity Act

Introduced: August 3, 2017 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Aug 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Counsel Integrity Act

This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the discipline or removal from office of a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations.

Specifically, a special counsel may be disciplined or removed only by the personal action of an Attorney General who has been confirmed by the Senate. If the Attorney General is recused from the matter, then a special counsel may be disciplined or removed by the most senior DOJ official who has been confirmed by the Senate and is not recused from the matter.

A special counsel: (1) may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause, including violation of DOJ policies; (2) must be informed in writing of the specific reason for the removal; and (3) may file an action for judicial review of the removal.

What's happening now September 26, 2017

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3771 Identical bill Special Counsel Integrity Act
  • HR 4669 Identical bill Special Counsel Integrity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1741: Special Counsel Integrity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1741/
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