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H.R. 6984 116th Congress House

Inspector General Independence Act

Official title: To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Inspector General Independence Act

This bill enumerates the grounds for removal of an inpector general by the President, including documented neglect of duty or malfeasance. The President must include the documentation of any grounds for removal in a communication to Congress.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • S 4880 Protecting Our Democracy Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9
Speier, Jackie
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 22, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 22, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 22, 2020
KIND, RON
· Jun 22, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 22, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· May 28, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 2020
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 22, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6984: Inspector General Independence Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6984/
MLA
"H.R. 6984: Inspector General Independence Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6984/.
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H.R. 6984, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6984/.
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