US SB3851 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to prohibit high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party.
Title
BARR Act Blocking Appointees from Refusing Recusal Act
Sponsors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Department of Justice
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government operations and politics
Lawyers and legal services
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government operations and politics
Lawyers and legal services
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3851/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3851/BILLS-116s3851is.pdf |