SACO Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 23, 2015)
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.
What just happenedMar 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 23, 2015
- Mar 23, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Mar 23, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House