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S 2273 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations

Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

Introduced: August 3, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).

During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds (1) at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted appropriations act, and (2) to perform its duties with respect to any program that continues during the lapse in appropriations.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4125 Identical bill Keep the Watchdogs Running Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 5
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Sep 8, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 7, 2022
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 3, 2022
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Aug 3, 2022
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 3, 2022
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Aug 3, 2022
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 28, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 28, 2022
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jul 28, 2022
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 1, 2021
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Nov 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2273: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/
MLA
"S. 2273: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/.
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S. 2273, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/.
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[S. 2273: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/)
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