Inspector General Access Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Inspector General Access Act of 2019
This bill transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. Specifically, the bill transfers responsibility for allegations relating to a DOJ attorney's authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 3, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
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 Jan 3, 2019 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 15, 2019Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 15, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H563-566)
- Jan 15, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 202.
- Jan 15, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H563)
- Jan 15, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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 H563–H566Text printed H563 | Cedric L. Richmond D-LA, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jan 15, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H217.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 685 | Inspector General Access Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 29, 2020 |
| HR 3154 | Inspector General Access Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Dec 3, 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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Inspector General Access Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Inspector General Access Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Inspector General Access Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 15, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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.
