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Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

USA117th CongressS-2273| Senate 
| Updated: 6/24/2021
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (12)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Keep the Watchdogs Running Act This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds (1) at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted appropriations act, and (2) to perform its duties with respect to any program that continues during the lapse in appropriations.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4125
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • June 24, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 24, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • July 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4125
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4125: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act
AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigations

Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

USA117th CongressS-2273| Senate 
| Updated: 6/24/2021
Keep the Watchdogs Running Act This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds (1) at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted appropriations act, and (2) to perform its duties with respect to any program that continues during the lapse in appropriations.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4125
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • June 24, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 24, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • July 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4125
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (12)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4125: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigations