Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3994
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 18, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 18, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 18, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3994
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
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House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020

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.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/18/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
06/18/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jul 6, 2023 7:48:57 PM