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Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3994| Senate 
| Updated: 6/18/2020
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020 This bill limits the circumstances under which the President or certain agency heads may remove an Inspector General or place an Inspector General on non-duty status. Before an Inspector General may be removed, Congress must be given a detailed account of the reasons for the removal and the Inspector General shall remain on the job for 30 days while Congress considers those reasons.
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Timeline
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • June 18, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3994| Senate 
| Updated: 6/18/2020
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020 This bill limits the circumstances under which the President or certain agency heads may remove an Inspector General or place an Inspector General on non-duty status. Before an Inspector General may be removed, Congress must be given a detailed account of the reasons for the removal and the Inspector General shall remain on the job for 30 days while Congress considers those reasons.
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Timeline
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • June 18, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents