United States · Bill · S
S. 685 (116th)
Inspector General Access Act of 2019
Introduced
6 March 2019
Last action
29 June 2020 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Sponsors
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Inspector General Access Act of 2019 This bill transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. Specifically, the bill transfers responsibility for allegations relating to a DOJ attorney's authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
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Timeline
6 March 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2020
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
29 June 2020
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Source: Calendars
29 June 2020
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
29 June 2020
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 29 June 2020 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 6 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Inspector General Access Act of 2019
- related to ← Inspector General Access Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/685
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/685
- us · 116-s-685 · source updated 10 August 2026