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H.R. 197: Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

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H.R. 197: Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

Plain summary

Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice (DOJ) chain of command. Specifically, a special counsel or other appointed official may only be removed by the Attorney General or the most senior Senate-confirmed DOJ official, in certain circumstances; may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or other good cause; must be provided written notice that specifies the reason for removal; and may file an action to challenge the removal not later than 10 days after notice was provided.

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Official text

Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 127 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Bill Foster (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and 67 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr197 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116