Inspector General Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-426
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-02-24
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Justice

Executive agency funding and structure

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Lawyers and legal services
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 426 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 24, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Grassley , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Rubio , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Coons , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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), .