[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4056 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4056

 To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if 
the individual worked, as part of that individual's employment with the 
   United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that 
 investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to 
                        the office of President.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2020

  Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mrs. Loeffler) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if 
the individual worked, as part of that individual's employment with the 
   United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that 
 investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to 
                        the office of President.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Integrity of Special 
Prosecutors Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO 
              INVESTIGATED OR PROSECUTED A PRESIDENT OR CANDIDATE FOR 
              ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.

    (a) Definition.--The term ``special counsel investigation or 
prosecution'' means an investigation or prosecution conducted pursuant 
to part 600 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Prohibition.--The President may not appoint any individual to a 
position that requires the advice and consent of the Senate if, during 
the 7-year period ending on the date of the nomination, the individual 
worked, as part of that individual's employment with the United States, 
on behalf of a special counsel investigation or prosecution, that 
investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to 
the office of President.
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