S. 1915 · 116th Congress
Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2019
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This bill requires reporting of certain communications between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Executive Office of the President.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 20, 2019
Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2019
This bill requires reporting of certain communications between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Executive Office of the President.
Specifically, the bill requires the Counsel to the President and DOJ to each maintain a log of any communication between an officer or employee of DOJ and an officer or employee of the Executive Office of the President that relates to an ongoing DOJ civil or criminal investigation. For each communication, the log must identify the participants, topic, and purpose.
Additionally, DOJ must submit semiannual reports to Congress, the DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) containing the communications log for the previous six-month period. DOJ must exclude from the report to Congress any record of a communication in which certain officials participated (e.g., President and Vice President).
The OIG and the OPR must review the log and notify Congress of inappropriate or improper communications.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Security from Political Interference in Justice Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 20, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.