Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
- Last Action
- 3/22/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 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)
Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2019 or the TRUMP Special Counsel Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the appointment, oversight, and removal of a special counsel.
The bill establishes the qualifications, scope of jurisdiction, and authority of a special counsel.
It also sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel.
Finally, the bill requires the Department of Justice to notify Congress when a special counsel is appointed, when a special counsel is removed, and after a special counsel's investigation concludes.
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Justice
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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