Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-587| Senate
| Updated: 10/21/2021
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (13)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)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 2021 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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Government Operations and Politics
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
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-587| Senate
| Updated: 10/21/2021
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021 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
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (13)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)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
Related Bills
- 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