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S. 587 (117th)

Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2021

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

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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

  1. 4 March 2021

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 March 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 October 2021

    Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-513.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 March 2021

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 March 2021

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