SENATE 587117th CongressCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 10/21/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-21Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
- 2021-03-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2021-03-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-04 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (13)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Mitt Romney (R-UT)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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