28 U.S.C. § 592
Preliminary investigation and application for appointment of an independent counsel
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 592, Preliminary investigation and application for appointment of an independent counsel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465047
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The Attorney General shall apply to the division of the court for the appointment of an independent counsel if—
If, after submitting a notification under subsection (b)(1), the Attorney General receives additional information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate the matters to which such notification related, the Attorney General shall—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Ethics in Government Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Ethics in Government Act Amendments of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994