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119-hr-2181119th Congress
Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced
Summary
For-cause removal standard for Inspectors General. This bill would limit when an Inspector General can be removed by listing specific grounds and requiring written documentation be included with any removal notice.
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- Inspectors General: Would protect IGs by allowing removal only for one of 9 enumerated reasons and by requiring supporting documentation be part of the removal communication.
- The President and executive branch: Would narrow removal authority by tying it to the listed grounds and by aligning removal procedures across the cited statutes.
- Federal agencies and oversight processes: Would require a clearer written record when invoking removal, by adding parallel documentation requirements and transitional references to existing removal rules.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Stricter rules for firing Inspectors General
This bill would limit when the President can remove an Inspector General. Removal would be allowed only for nine documented reasons: permanent incapacity, neglect of duty, malfeasance, felony or moral turpitude, knowing law or rule violation, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or inefficiency. The removal notice would have to include the proof for the reason used. If enacted, these rules would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/1/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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