3.0.0 5271 2023-01-11T13:33:01Z 2023-01-11T13:33:01Z House HR 2016-05-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TURNER:H.R. 5271.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The 14th Amendment, Section 5; Article I, Section 8,Clauses 3 and 18 of the Constitution of the United States.[Page H2700]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-20T16:16:18Z Referred to 2016-05-17T14:01:20Z 2016-05-20 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 N A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2016-05-17 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2016-07-06 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2016-07-08 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] Charles Boustany R LA W. 3 2016-07-14 False N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2016-07-14 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2016-09-09 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2016-09-12 False Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2016-09-15 False Law Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Lawyers and legal services Law 00 2016-05-17 Introduced in House 2016-06-22T19:20:15Z Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law (currently expired) for a five-year period.

It extends to eight years after leaving office the period during which individuals who have held the following positions are still subject to preliminary investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine whether to apply to a division of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for the appointment of an independent counsel for further investigation and possible prosecution:

  • the President or the Vice President;
  • the Attorney General or the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs, or Homeland Security;
  • the U.S. Trade Representative, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Commissioner of Social Security, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Director of National Intelligence;
  • individuals working in the Executive Office of the President compensated at or above level II of the Executive Schedule;
  • Assistant Attorneys General and DOJ employees compensated at or above level III of the Executive Schedule; or
  • the Director of Central Intelligence, the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, or the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
]]> Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2016 Display Title Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize chapter 40 of title 28, United States Code. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5271ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5271ih.xml 2016-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.