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H.R. 3654 (115th)

Special Counsel Independence Protection Act

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Introduced

15 August 2017

Last action

22 March 2018 · Discharge

Status

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Jackson Lee. Petition No: 115-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0009.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Sponsors

Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Ed Perlmutter, Barbara Lee, Bennie Thompson, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Carol Shea-Porter, Keith Ellison, Gwen Moore, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], ALCEE HASTINGS, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Mark Takano, JOHN LEWIS, David Cicilline, Karen Bass, Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], G. K. Butterfield, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Marcy Kaptur, PETER DEFAZIO, Timothy Walz, Frederica Wilson, James McGovern, Betty McCollum, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], BOBBY RUSH, Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Brendan Boyle, Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], JOSE SERRANO, Raúl Grijalva, A. McEachin, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

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Summary

Special Counsel Independence Protection 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 individual may be removed only if: (1) the Attorney General files an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and files a contemporaneous notice of the action with Congress; and (2) the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issues an order finding misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause, including violation of DOJ policies.

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Timeline

  1. 15 August 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 August 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 August 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 March 2018

    Discharge

    Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Jackson Lee. Petition No: 115-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0009.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

    Source: Discharge

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