US Congress House Bill 1356 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes reporting requirements with respect to a special counsel appointed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, it requires a special counsel to submit a report, within 30 days, to DOJ and Congress (1) at the conclusion of an investigation; or (2) when the special counsel is removed from office, transferred within DOJ, or resigns before the completion of the investigation. The report must include the factual findings of the investigation and significant expenditures, explain prosecutorial decisions, and be made publicly available. Additionally, a special counsel must submit periodic reports to DOJ and Congress on budgetary requirements and expenditures, personnel, and performance statistics. Finally, the bill requires DOJ to notify Congress when a special counsel is removed or transferred.

Special Counsel Transparency Act

Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-26	House	Introduced in House

SB236 (Same As) 2019-01-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1356/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1356/BILLS-116hr1356ih.pdf