S. 587IntroducedGOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICS
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
Congressional oversight · Employment discrimination and employee rights · Executive agency funding and structure
Key facts
Introduced: Mar 4, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 13
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Oct 21, 2021
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
Summary
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.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Oct 21, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
- Mar 4, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] D-MI
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] R-OH
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] R-OK
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] D-NH
- Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] R-UT
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] D-MT
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] R-ME
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] D-CA
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] R-MS
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] D-AZ
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] R-IA
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] D-VA
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