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Special Counsel Integrity Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 14, 2017
Latest Action
December 14, 2017
Primary Sponsor
John Conyers, Jr.Democratic(MI)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
86pct
91d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
Special Counsel Integrity Act This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the discipline or removal from office of a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations. Specifically, a special counsel may be disciplined or removed only by the personal action of an Attorney General who has been confirmed by the Senate. If the Attorney General is recused from the matter, then a special counsel may be disciplined or removed by the most senior DOJ official who has been confirmed by the Senate and is not recused from the matter. A special counsel: (1) may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause, including violation of DOJ policies; (2) must be informed in writing of the specific reason for the removal; and (3) may file an action for judicial review of the removal.
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Supported H.R. 3771 and S. 1741, the Special Counsel Integrity Act, to ensure independent investigations by allowing judicial review of the removal of a special counsel.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cohen asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3771, a bill originally introduced by Representative Conyers, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. S. 792, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017.HR 3771, Legal Workforce Act, Temporary Protected Status
Client expense: $901,420 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. S. 792, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017.HR 3771, Legal Workforce Act, Temporary Protected Status
Client expense: $834,360 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Supported H.R. 3771 and S. 1741, the Special Counsel Integrity Act, to ensure independent investigations by allowing judicial review of the removal of a special counsel.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Urged Congress to reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics and improve ethics laws Urged Congress to improve and increase oversight mechanisms in national disaster recovery budget Urged Congress to support cost estimates prior to making workforce and contracting decisions Supported the Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act (S. 625) Supported amendments to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (S. 1679 and HR 4170) Supported the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act (S. 2039) Supported Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act Supported intel community whistleblower protection legislation (HR 3989) Urged DOJ to improve policies for funding police body cameras Supported Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Supported Improved FEMA Proposal Aiding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Supported bills promoting privacy and due process in reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Opposed bills that would erode privacy and due process in reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Urged Congress to Support the Special Counsel Integrity Act (HR 3771 and S. 1741) Supported amending the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 Urged Customs and Border Protection to hold an open contracting process involving the Southern Border Wall Urged OGE to promote comprehensive ethics agreements Opposed Customs and Border Protection practice to pay detainees $1 per day Supported applying the Freedom of Information Act to federally-funded private prison facilities Urged Congress to improve the Federal Vacancy Reform Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. S. 792, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017.HR 3771, Legal Workforce Act, Temporary Protected Status
Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Supported H.R. 3771 and S. 1741, the Special Counsel Integrity Act, to ensure independent investigations by allowing judicial review of the removal of a special counsel.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office