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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9884 

To amend title 28, United States Code, to preclude a President from controlling the conduct of an investigation into the President by the Department 

of Justice. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 

Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. NICKEL, Ms. 

TOKUDA, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mrs. RAMIREZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 28, United States Code, to preclude a President from controlling the conduct of an investigation 

into the President by the Department of Justice. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investigative Integrity 

5 Protection Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL OVERSIGHT OF ATTORNEY GEN2 ERAL. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 28, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘§ 530E. Presidential oversight of Attorney General 

7 ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION.—In the case of any criminal 

8 prosecution against the President, irrespective of when the 

9 prosecution was initiated, if the government seeks dis10 missal of such prosecution, the court shall require the At11 torney General to submit a sworn statement under penalty 

12 of perjury attesting as to whether the dismissal was or13 dered by the President or anyone acting pursuant to the 

14 direction of the President. 

15 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The court shall only grant 

17 the dismissal if deemed appropriate and in the inter18 est of justice after having duly considered the cir19 cumstances of the case and— 

20 ‘‘(A) the sworn statement required by sub21 section (a); 

22 ‘‘(B) any evidence in the record or ex 

23 curia, which shall be reflected in the order of 

24 the court, to support an inference that the deci25 sion to seek dismissal of the prosecution is mo26 tivated by bad faith or is a pretext to enable the 


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1 President to act outside of the legal and con2 stitutional authority of the Presidency; and 

3 ‘‘(C) any other factors the court deems ap4 propriate. 

5 ‘‘(2) EVIDENTIARY CONSIDERATIONS.—Evi6 dence considered under subsection (b)(1)(B) may in7 clude— 

8 ‘‘(A) whether the dismissal was suggested, 

9 encouraged, requested, or ordered by the Presi10 dent; or 

11 ‘‘(B) whether the Attorney General was, in 

12 the opinion of the court, appointed in whole or 

13 in part for his willingness to dismiss the pros14 ecution at bar or any criminal prosecution 

15 against the President. 

16 ‘‘(c) THREE-JUDGE COURT.—Any action seeking dis17 missal shall be heard by a three-judge court convened pur18 suant to section 2284. 

19 ‘‘(d) SANCTIONS.—If the court, in making a deter20 mination under subsection (b), additionally determines 

21 that the motion to dismiss was made without good cause, 

22 the court may impose sanctions as appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 

24 Inspector General of the Department of Justice, upon hav25 ing a good faith basis to conclude that a motion to dismiss 


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1 a prosecution against the President was brought at the 

2 direction of the President, or anyone acting pursuant to 

3 the direction of the President, shall immediately report 

4 such findings to Congress.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

6 for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

‘‘530E. Presidential oversight of Attorney General.’’. 

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