116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if the individual worked, as part of that individual’s employment with the United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of President.
June 24, 2020
Ms. Stefanik introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if the individual worked, as part of that individual’s employment with the United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act”.
SEC. 2. Prohibition on appointment of certain individuals who investigated or prosecuted a President or candidate for election to the office of President.
(a) Definition.—The term “special counsel investigation or prosecution” means an investigation or prosecution conducted pursuant to part 600 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Prohibition.—The President may not appoint any individual to a position that requires the advice and consent of the Senate if, during the 7-year period ending on the date of the nomination, the individual worked, as part of that individual's employment with the United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation or prosecution, that investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of President.