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116th Congress
Senate
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Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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