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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1357IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 26, 2019Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Bass, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Connolly, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Demings, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Titus, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Special Counsel Reporting Act.

2.

Report of a Special Counsel who is removed from office

(a)

Periodic report of a Special Counsel to Congress

A person serving as a Special Counsel appointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall submit a report on the status of the investigation that person was appointed to undertake, at such times and to the extent the Special Counsel determines appropriate, but no later than at the conclusion of the investigation, to— (1)the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (2)the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (3)the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4)the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (5)the majority leader of the Senate; and (6)the minority leader of the Senate. (b)

Report of a Special Counsel who is removed from office

If a person serving as a Special Counsel appointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations is removed from such office, that person shall, not later than 2 weeks after the date of such removal, submit a report detailing the status, as of the date of dismissal, of the investigation that the person was appointed to undertake to— (1)the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (2)the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (3)the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4)the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (5)the majority leader of the Senate; and (6)the minority leader of the Senate. (c)

Report of the Attorney General

If a person is removed from service as a Special Counsel appointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Attorney General or, if the Attorney General is recused, the next most senior official in the Department of Justice who is not also recused, shall, not later than 2 weeks after the date of such removal, submit a report detailing the status, as of the date of dismissal, of the investigation that the person was appointed to undertake to— (1)the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (2)the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (3)the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (4)the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (5)the majority leader of the Senate; and (6)the minority leader of the Senate. (d)

Material To be included

Each report under this section shall include but not be limited to— (1)any evidence of criminal activity that implicates the President, any person within the Executive Office of the President at the time of the report or at any time prior, or any person appointed as an officer of the United States by the President (regardless of whether or not that person remained in office as of the date of this report), including, notwithstanding Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, grand jury information (as such term is defined in section 3322(d) of title 18, United States Code); (2)such other facts or matters as the Special Counsel determines appropriate, that the Special Counsel has become aware of in the course of the investigation; and (3)include a summary of any conversation or action regarding the jurisdiction and scope of the investigation— (A)between the Special Counsel’s office and any officer or employee of the Department of Justice, the President, or any person within the Executive Office of the President; and (B)between any officer or employee of the Department of Justice and the Attorney General, the President, or any person within the Executive Office of the President. (e)

Classified information

The reports required under this Act shall be submitted in unclassified form, and may include a classified annex if necessary. (f)

Publication

The unclassified form of a report under this Act shall be made available to the public on the date it is submitted to Congress. (g)

Exemption

No information to be included in the reports under subsections (a) and (b) may be withheld from Congress on the grounds that such information is classified or otherwise protected by a statutory, regulatory, or Congressional confidentiality provision. Disclosure of any information to Congress made pursuant to this bill, including classified information, does not constitute a violation of Federal law.