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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5533 

To require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 17, 2018 

Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. POCAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed 

from office, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Special Counsel Trans5 parency Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL WHO IS REMOVED 

7 FROM OFFICE. 

8 (a) PERIODIC REPORT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO

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1 pointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code 

2 of Federal Regulations shall submit a report on the status 

3 of the investigation that person was appointed to under4 take, at such times and to the extent the Special Counsel 

5 determines appropriate, but no later than at the conclu6 sion of the investigation, to— 

7 (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

8 House of Representatives; 

9 (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen10 ate; 

11 (3) the Speaker of the House of Representa12 tives; 

13 (4) the minority leader of the House of Rep14 resentatives; 

15 (5) the majority leader of the Senate; and 

16 (6) the minority leader of the Senate. 

17 (b) REPORT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL WHO IS RE18 MOVED FROM OFFICE.—If a person serving as a Special 

19 Counsel appointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 

20 of the Code of Federal Regulations is removed from such 

21 office, that person shall, not later than 2 weeks after the 

22 date of such removal, submit a report detailing the status, 

23 as of the date of dismissal, of the investigation that the 

24 person was appointed to undertake to— 


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1 (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

2 House of Representatives; 

3 (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen4 ate; 

5 (3) the Speaker of the House of Representa6 tives; 

7 (4) the minority leader of the House of Rep8 resentatives; 

9 (5) the majority leader of the Senate; and 

10 (6) the minority leader of the Senate. 

11 (c) REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If a per12 son is removed from service as a Special Counsel ap13 pointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code 

14 of Federal Regulations, the Attorney General or, if the 

15 Attorney General is recused, the next most senior official 

16 in the Department of Justice who is not also recused, 

17 shall, not later than 2 weeks after the date of such re18 moval, submit a report detailing the status, as of the date 

19 of dismissal, of the investigation that the person was ap20 pointed to undertake to— 

21 (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

22 House of Representatives; 

23 (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen24 ate; 


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1 (3) the Speaker of the House of Representa2 tives; 

3 (4) the minority leader of the House of Rep4 resentatives; 

5 (5) the majority leader of the Senate; and 

6 (6) the minority leader of the Senate. 

7 (d) MATERIAL TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 

8 under this section shall include but not be limited to— 

9 (1) any evidence of criminal activity that impli10 cates the President, any person within the Executive 

11 Office of the President at the time of the report or 

12 at any time prior, or any person appointed as an of13 ficer of the United States by the President (regard14 less of whether or not that person remained in office 

15 as of the date of this report), including, notwith16 standing Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal 

17 Procedure, grand jury information (as such term is 

18 defined in section 3322(d) of title 18, United States 

19 Code); and 

20 (2) such other facts or matters as the Special 

21 Counsel determines appropriate, that the Special 

22 Counsel has become aware of in the course of the in23 vestigation. 

24 (e) EXEMPTION.—No information to be included in 

25 the reports under subsections (a) and (b) may be withheld 


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1 from Congress on the grounds that such information is 

2 classified or otherwise protected by a statutory, regu3 latory, or Congressional confidentiality provision. Disclo4 sure of any information to Congress made pursuant to this 

5 bill, including classified information, does not constitute 

6 a violation of Federal law. 

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