Keep the Watchdogs Running Act
Official title: A bill to authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2273: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/
"S. 2273: Keep the Watchdogs Running Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/.
S. 2273, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2273/.
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