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S 4716 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Secret Service Transparency and Accountability Act

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Secret Service Transparency and Accountability Act

This bill requires each office of the inspector general to offer a briefing to Congress of the contents of each of the office's semiannual reports.

The bill also prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from delegating the Secretary's authority to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General from conducting investigations or audits, accessing information, or issuing subpoenas.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4716: Secret Service Transparency and Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4716/
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"S. 4716: Secret Service Transparency and Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4716/.
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S. 4716, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4716/.
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