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S. 2178 115th Congress Senate

Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to require the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to make open recommendations of Inspectors General publicly available, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 25, 2018
Received in the House.
May 24, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 23, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2885; text: CR S2885)
May 23, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2885; text: CR S2885)
May 10, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 409.
May 10, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-245.
Feb 14, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2017

This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to establish and operate a public database of open Inspector General recommendations on which corrective action has not been completed within one year of issuance.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2018
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Nov 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2178: Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2178/
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"S. 2178: Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2178/.
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S. 2178, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2178/.
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