– Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced thetoday, a bill that would expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General to include alleged DOJ attorney misconduct.

“Misconduct by DOJ attorneys is a serious matter and should be investigated by an independent Inspector General, not by other Department attorneys, so there is no real or perceived conflict of interest. This bill ensures that the Justice Department’s inspector general is able to access and independently evaluate allegations of misconduct by Justice Department attorneys,” Grassley said.

Theis identical to the bipartisanBoth bills amend Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 by removing the requirement that the DOJ OIG refer all allegations of DOJ attorney misconduct to the Office of Professional Responsibility.