(CNN) A bipartisan Senate duo has introduced new legislation that would require special counsel Robert Mueller to provide a summary of his findings to Congress and the public.

The new legislation unveiled Monday from Sens. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, and Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, would streamline the public release of a report detailing special counsel Robert Mueller's findings, removing the decision from the attorney general who now decides what happens once Mueller wraps up his investigation.

The special counsel is currently instructed, according to Justice Department regulations, to submit to the attorney general a report detailing decisions made to prosecute or not prosecute during the investigation. The attorney general has the discretion to decide whether to provide the report, or portions of it, to Congress and the public, or to withhold it entirely. The new legislation would require a report from the special counsel to be provided to Congress and the public.

Lawmakers in both parties have said they think Mueller's findings should ultimately be released to the public, and this bill may make it easier for the Justice Department to do so without facing backlash from the White House or a fight over executive privilege.

"Our legislation would guarantee that every special counsel does a report complete with findings and evidence -- and that it be directly disclosed to Congress and the American people," Blumenthal said in a statement. "A report would be required whenever a special counsel finishes the investigation, is fired, or resigns, assuring that the results cannot be sealed or selectively censored."

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