Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 13 April 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 May 2018

   Passed

   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.

   Source: Floor

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Versions

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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