US Congress House Bill 5476 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 131-2)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-11 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-04-11	House	Introduced in House

SB2644 (Same As) 2018-04-26 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
HB5505 (Same As) 2018-05-15 - 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5476/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5476/BILLS-115hr5476ih.pdf