I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1357 
To require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2019 
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. DEMINGS, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. 
GARAMENDI) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Special Counsel Re-
porting Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL WHO IS REMOVED 
FROM OFFICE. 
(a) PERIODIC REPORT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO 
CONGRESS.—A person serving as a Special Counsel ap-
pointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations shall submit a report on the status 
of the investigation that person was appointed to under-
take, at such times and to the extent the Special Counsel 
determines appropriate, but no later than at the conclu-
sion of the investigation, to— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(4) the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(5) the majority leader of the Senate; and 
(6) the minority leader of the Senate. 
(b) REPORT OF A SPECIAL COUNSEL WHO IS RE-
MOVED FROM OFFICE.—If a person serving as a Special 
Counsel appointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 
of the Code of Federal Regulations is removed from such 
office, that person shall, not later than 2 weeks after the 
date of such removal, submit a report detailing the status, 
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as of the date of dismissal, of the investigation that the 
person was appointed to undertake to— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(4) the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(5) the majority leader of the Senate; and 
(6) the minority leader of the Senate. 
(c) REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If a per-
son is removed from service as a Special Counsel ap-
pointed in accordance with part 600 of title 28 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations, the Attorney General or, if the 
Attorney General is recused, the next most senior official 
in the Department of Justice who is not also recused, 
shall, not later than 2 weeks after the date of such re-
moval, submit a report detailing the status, as of the date 
of dismissal, of the investigation that the person was ap-
pointed to undertake to— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
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(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(4) the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(5) the majority leader of the Senate; and 
(6) the minority leader of the Senate. 
(d) MATERIAL TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
under this section shall include but not be limited to— 
(1) any evidence of criminal activity that impli-
cates the President, any person within the Executive 
Office of the President at the time of the report or 
at any time prior, or any person appointed as an of-
ficer of the United States by the President (regard-
less of whether or not that person remained in office 
as of the date of this report), including, notwith-
standing Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal 
Procedure, grand jury information (as such term is 
defined in section 3322(d) of title 18, United States 
Code); 
(2) such other facts or matters as the Special 
Counsel determines appropriate, that the Special 
Counsel has become aware of in the course of the in-
vestigation; and 
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(3) include a summary of any conversation or 
action regarding the jurisdiction and scope of the in-
vestigation— 
(A) between the Special Counsel’s office 
and any officer or employee of the Department 
of Justice, the President, or any person within 
the Executive Office of the President; and 
(B) between any officer or employee of the 
Department of Justice and the Attorney Gen-
eral, the President, or any person within the 
Executive Office of the President. 
(e) CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—The reports re-
quired under this Act shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, and may include a classified annex if necessary. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—The unclassified form of a report 
under this Act shall be made available to the public on 
the date it is submitted to Congress. 
(g) EXEMPTION.—No information to be included in 
the reports under subsections (a) and (b) may be withheld 
from Congress on the grounds that such information is 
classified or otherwise protected by a statutory, regu-
latory, or Congressional confidentiality provision. Disclo-
sure of any information to Congress made pursuant to this 
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bill, including classified information, does not constitute 
a violation of Federal law. 
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