A bill to limit the removal of a special counsel, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressS-1735Senate
Updated: Sep 26, 2017

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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  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  3. Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

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