Inspector General Access Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2240
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2015-05-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Justice

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Inspector General Access Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to eliminate a provision of such Act that requires referral of allegations of misconduct involving Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, investigators, or law enforcement personnel to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (thus allowing the DOJ Inspector General to investigate such allegations). </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2240 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2015 Mr. Richmond (for himself, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , and Mr. Labrador ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Access Act of 2015 . 2. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and paragraph (3) ; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) ; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3), .