3.0.0 2444 2023-01-11T13:36:46Z 2023-01-11T13:36:46Z House HR 2017-05-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 2444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article II, Section 2, of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H4223]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-07T18:12:42Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-07T18:11:56Z Referred to 2017-05-16T16:06:25Z 2017-06-07 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-06-07 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N Crime and Law Enforcement 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-05-16 Introduced in House 2017-12-20T17:54:29Z Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2017 or the TRUMP Special Counsel Act

This bill requires the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel when the Attorney General determines that the investigation or prosecution of a person or matter would present a conflict of interest for the Department of Justice (DOJ) or other extraordinary circumstances exist. Extraordinary circumstances exist in any criminal investigation of the President, Vice President, and their spouses or children, or which involves the activities of agents or entities under the control of a foreign state acting in concert with agents associated with the President or Vice President.

The jurisdiction of a special counsel is established by the Attorney General, who shall include a specific factual statement of the matter to be investigated. The special counsel's jurisdiction also includes the authority to investigate and prosecute federal crimes committed with the intent to interfere with the investigation.

A special counsel may request the assignment of appropriate DOJ employees to assist him or her. If necessary, the special counsel may request that additional personnel be hired or assigned from outside DOJ.

The special counsel shall exercise, within the scope of his or her jurisdiction, the full power and independent authority to exercise all investigative and prosecutorial functions of any U.S. Attorney.

The special counsel and staff shall be subject to disciplinary action for misconduct under the same standards as other employees of DOJ.

At the conclusion of the special counsel's work, the special counsel must provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining prosecution or declination decisions.

]]> TRUMP Special Counsel Act Display Title TRUMP Special Counsel Act Official Title as Introduced To create an alternative prosecutor for certain Federal offenses. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced TRUMP Special Counsel Act Short Titles as Introduced Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2444ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2444ih.xml 2017-06-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.