S. 587 · 117th Congress · Senate

Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021

Active· Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced
Mar 4, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 21, 2021Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.

  2. MAR 04, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. MAR 04, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Oct 21, 2021

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 4, 2021

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