HR 1535 · 114th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

SACO Act

Introduced 2015-03-23· Sponsored by Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.(2015-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safeguarding America's Congressional Oversight Act or the SACO Act Terminates from employment any federal employee who: (1) refuses to answer questions in a congressional hearing after being granted immunity; (2) in a congressional hearing, refuses to answer questions specifically, directly, and narrowly relating to his or her official duties, without being required to waive immunity with respect to the use of answers or the fruits thereof in a criminal prosecution; or (3) is found, by three-fourths of the congressional body to which testimony is given, to have willfully or knowingly given false testimony in a congressional hearing.…

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Republicans