Expressing the sense of Congress that the Attorney General of the United States should appoint a Special Counsel to investigate misconduct at the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, including an investigation of abuse of the FISA warrant process, how and why the Hillary Clinton probe ended, and how and why the Donald Trump-Russia probe began.

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Bill Number

HRES 907

Introduced

May 22, 2018

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Law enforcement officers Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Rule of law and government transparency Russia

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Recognizes that the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and all federal law enforcement agencies have a duty to uphold the Constitution and to protect the United States without any partisan or ideological inclination affecting their important work.

Calls on DOJ to appoint a special counsel to investigate specified concerns.

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Jun 5, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 22, 2018

Introduced in House

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