3.0.0 3771 2023-01-11T13:38:42Z 2023-01-11T13:38:42Z House HR 2017-09-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONYERS:H.R. 3771.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clauses 9 and 18[Page H7423]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-09-14T13:02:15Z Special Counsel Integrity Act 115 1741 S 2017-09-26 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS Special Counsel Integrity Act 115 4669 HR 2018-03-21 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Cohen. Petition No: 115-8. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0008.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Identical bill CRS 2017-12-14 11:27:52 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cohen asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3771, a bill originally introduced by Representative Conyers, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-09-14 True Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Judicial review and appeals Supreme Court Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-09-14 Introduced in House 2017-10-16T18:00:38Z Special Counsel Integrity Act

This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the discipline or removal from office of a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations.

Specifically, a special counsel may be disciplined or removed only by the personal action of an Attorney General who has been confirmed by the Senate. If the Attorney General is recused from the matter, then a special counsel may be disciplined or removed by the most senior DOJ official who has been confirmed by the Senate and is not recused from the matter.

A special counsel: (1) may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause, including violation of DOJ policies; (2) must be informed in writing of the specific reason for the removal; and (3) may file an action for judicial review of the removal.

]]> Special Counsel Integrity Act Display Title Special Counsel Integrity Act Short Titles as Introduced Special Counsel Integrity Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure independent investigations by allowing judicial review of the removal of a special counsel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3771ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3771ih.xml 2017-12-14 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cohen asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3771, a bill originally introduced by Representative Conyers, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 11:27:52 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.