Keep the Watchdogs Running Act
- Last Action
- 6/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2021-06-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-24 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (12)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
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