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Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020
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Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2020 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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2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Supported COVID IG whistleblower protections in the CORE Act (S.3855) and the COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 7227) Supported COVID-19 transparency and accountability provisions (H.R. 748) Support independent IGs, and including for-cause removal in the CORE Act (S.3855) and Inspector General Independence Act (S.6984) Advocated for stronger inspector general independence provisions to be in the Strengthening Inspector General Independence Act (S.3994) Supported National Strategic Stockpile transparency Supported the Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics Act of 2020 Opposed OMB CARES Act guidance Supported stronger whistleblower confidentiality protections in the Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act (H.R. 7185)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Nomination of Trey Trainor to serve on the Federal Election Commission; Ethics oversight of USTR; Securing Inspector General Independence Act (S. 3994); the Foreign Agent Disclaimer Enhancement Act (S. 1762); The Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act of 2020 (H.R. 7200); Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51); and the Judicial Ads Act (S. 4183).
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Mitt Romney | Republican | UT |
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| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |