S. 426IntroducedGOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICS
Inspector General Access Act of 2021
Department of Justice · Executive agency funding and structure · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Key facts
Introduced: Feb 24, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 11
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Oct 21, 2021
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
Summary
Inspector General Access Act of 2021
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.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Oct 21, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
- Feb 24, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S864)
- Feb 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] R-UT
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] D-VT
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] R-IA
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] D-CA
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] R-FL
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] D-MN
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] R-TX
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] R-TN
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] D-CT
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] D-HI
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