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H.R. 2181 119th Congress House

Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025

Official title: To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to establish a for-cause removal standard for Inspectors General, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 27, 2025 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2025
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Bell asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2181, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Bell asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2181, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2181: Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2181/
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"H.R. 2181: Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2181/.
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H.R. 2181, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2181/.
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[H.R. 2181: Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2181/)
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