3.0.0 5505 2023-01-11T13:39:51Z 2023-01-11T13:39:51Z House HR 2018-04-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 60 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DENT:H.R. 5505.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof[Page H3316]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-13T13:01:15Z Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act 115 5476 HR 2018-04-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act 115 2644 S 2018-04-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393. Identical bill CRS 2018-05-15 19:12:47 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5505, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-04-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2018-04-13 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-04-16 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2018-04-18 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2018-04-18 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2018-04-18 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2018-04-18 False S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2018-04-18 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2018-04-18 False R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2018-04-23 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2018-05-07 False 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 2018-04-13 Introduced in House 2018-04-18T16:10:21Z Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice (DOJ) chain of command.

Specifically, a special counsel or other appointed official:

  • may only be removed by the Attorney General or the most senior Senate-confirmed DOJ official, in certain circumstances;
  • may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause;
  • must be provided written notice that specifies the reason for removal; and
  • may file an action to challenge the removal not later than 10 days after notice was provided.
]]> Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act Display Title Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure independent investigations and judicial review of the removal of a special counsel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act Introduced in House 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5505ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5505ih.xml 2018-05-15 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5505, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 19:12:47 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.