HOUSE 197116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.

Last Action: 3/25/2019

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2019-01-03Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03Introduced in House
2019-01-03Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-03 (00)

Special Counsel Independence and Integrity 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 official

may only be removed by the Attorney General or the most senior Senate-confirmed DOJ official, in certain circumstances;
may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause;
must be provided written notice that specifies the reason for removal; and
may file an action to challenge the removal not later than 10 days after notice was provided.

Cosponsors (20)

SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)
Ami Bera (D-CA)
ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
Val Demings (D-FL)
Henry Johnson (D-GA)
DAVID PRICE (D-NC)
Ann Kuster (D-NH)
Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judicial review and appeals
Supreme Court

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