3.0.0 47 2022-11-01T13:49:32Z 2022-11-01T13:49:32Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 47.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, Clause 2 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H212]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-04T17:10:49Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:23:30Z 2019-03-04 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 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 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-03-06T22:53:25Z

Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2019 or the TRUMP Special Counsel Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the appointment, oversight, and removal of a special counsel.

The bill establishes the qualifications, scope of jurisdiction, and authority of a special counsel.

It also sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel.

Finally, the bill requires the Department of Justice to notify Congress when a special counsel is appointed, when a special counsel is removed, and after a special counsel's investigation concludes.

]]> 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 Title(s) as Introduced TRUMP Special Counsel Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr47ih/xml/BILLS-116hr47ih.xml 2019-03-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.