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H.R. 3154 · 115th Congress

Inspector General Access Act of 2017

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R

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  1. House Introduced Jun 29, 2017
  2. House Passed Nov 29, 2018

This bill 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).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 29, 2017

Inspector General Access Act of 2017

This bill 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).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Inspector General Access Act of 2017

Latest action (Dec 3, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 29, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jun 29, 2017
  2. House Passed Nov 29, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.