Inspector General Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3064
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Inspector General Access Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3064 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2021 Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Raskin , Mr. Issa , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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 2021 . 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), .