HR 3154 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Inspector General Access Act of 2017

Introduced Jun 29, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Cedric L. Richmond D-LA

Latest action · Dec 3, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 29, 2017
Passed HouseNov 29, 2018
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Inspector General Access Act of 2017

This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to eliminate a provision of such Act that requires referral of allegations of misconduct involving Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, investigators, or law enforcement personnel to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (thus allowing the DOJ Inspector General to investigate such allegations).

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2017 to Nov 15, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Original	Jun 29, 2017
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Jun 29, 2017
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Nov 15, 2017

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Jun 29, 2017Markup Sep 27, 2018Reported Nov 27, 2018
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Dec 3, 2018

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 3, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 29, 2018Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 29, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9717-9720)
Nov 29, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3154.
Nov 29, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9717)
Nov 29, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 27, 2018Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1045.
Nov 27, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 812.
Sep 27, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 27, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 29, 2017Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H9717–H9720Text printed H9717	Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, James Comer R-KY	Nov 29, 2018

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 115-1045

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Oct 11, 2018H.R. 3154, Inspector General Access Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 27, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18). Further, this statement of constitutional authority is made for the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall have no bearing on judicial review ofthe accompanying bill.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 112, June 29, 2017, page H5378.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 202	Inspector General Access Act of 2019	Reintroduced Bill	Jan 16, 2019
HR 2240	Inspector General Access Act of 2015	Reintroduction of	May 5, 2015
S 3003	Inspector General Access Act of 2018	Related bill	Jun 6, 2018

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
Short Titles as Introduced: Inspector General Access Act of 2017
Short Titles as Reported to House: Inspector General Access Act of 2017
Short Titles as Passed House: Inspector General Access Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 3, 2018Referred in Senate
Nov 29, 2018Engrossed in House
Nov 27, 2018Reported in House
Jun 29, 2017Introduced in House

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