US HB5533 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 113-1)
Status: Introduced on April 17 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-17 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 17 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-17 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018 This bill establishes reporting requirements with respect to a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations. Specifically, it establishes these requirements: a special counsel must report periodically on the status of an investigation; a special counsel who is removed from office must report on the status of an investigation, as of the date of dismissal; and DOJ must report on the status of an investigation following the removal of a special counsel.
Title
Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-04-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2018-04-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5533/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5533/BILLS-115hr5533ih.pdf |