MI SR0026

Urges Congress to reinstate provisions of the Independent Counsel Act, which allowed a three-judge panel to appoint an independent counselor to investigate and prosecute high-profile executive branch misconduct following recommendations from the Attorney General.

Requests the Deputy United States Attorney General appoint a special counselor to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, citing that the U.S. intelligence community confirmed Russian government involvement in undermining the election.

Notes that the original Independent Counsel Act allowed Congress to formally request the Attorney General appoint an independent counselor, but this power was removed when a diluted version was enacted in 1999 with the Attorney General retaining sole appointment authority.

Asserts that Trump administration officials including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn misled Congress and the public about contacts with Russian officials, creating conflicts of interest that prevent the President's appointees from leading the investigation into their own administration.

Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation.