Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018
Latest action · Apr 17, 2018 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018
This bill establishes reporting requirements with respect to a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations.
Specifically, it establishes these requirements:
- a special counsel must report periodically on the status of an investigation;
- a special counsel who is removed from office must report on the status of an investigation, as of the date of dismissal; and
- DOJ must report on the status of an investigation following the removal of a special counsel.
Cosponsors 113
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2018 to Nov 30, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 17, 2018 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Nov 30, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Nov 30, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 17, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 62, April 17, 2018, page H3396.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Justice
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive Office of the President
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
