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]

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.

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Title

Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018

Sponsors

Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-04-17HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-04-17HouseIntroduced in House

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