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Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021

3/8/2023, 8:11 PM

Congressional Summary of S 587

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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Current Status of Bill S 587

Bill S 587 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 4, 2021. Bill S 587 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 4, 2021.  Bill S 587's most recent activity was Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. as of October 21, 2021

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 587

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
13
Democrat Cosponsors
7
Republican Cosponsors
6
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 587

Primary Policy Focus

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact Areas

- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 587

Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide that the President or certain agency heads may remove the Inspector General, or place an Inspector General on non-duty status, only if certain conditions are satisfied, and for other purposes.
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 587

Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
IowaRepublican
Mark R. Warner
Mark R. Warner
VirginiaDemocrat
Roger F. Wicker
Roger F. Wicker
MississippiRepublican
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
MontanaDemocrat
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
ArizonaIndependent
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
UtahRepublican

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