United States · Bill · S
S. 587 (117th)
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021
Introduced
4 March 2021
Last action
21 October 2021 · Committee
Status
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
Sponsors
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
30 May 2026
Summary
Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021 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.
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Timeline
4 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 October 2021
Committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021
- related to ← Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/587
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/587
- us · 117-s-587 · source updated 30 May 2026