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119-hr-3735119th Congress

IG Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

Introduced

Summary

Strengthen independence of Inspectors General. This bill would create an Office of Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President and narrow the reasons the President or agency heads could remove Inspectors General to specified misconduct or poor performance.

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  • Inspectors General: Would be removable only for "inefficiency," "malfeasance of office," or "neglect of duty," limiting removal to those three named causes.
  • Executive Office of the President: Would establish an Inspector General office inside the Executive Office of the President and require the President to appoint an individual to that post within 90 days after enactment.
  • Independent agencies: The removal limits would not apply to Inspectors General at independent agencies. The bill lists 22 specific entities that are exempt, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Limits on firing inspectors general

This bill would allow the President to remove inspectors general only for three reasons: inefficiency, malfeasance of office, or neglect of duty. Agency heads would face the same limit for inspectors general in designated federal entities. The President’s removal limit would not apply to IGs at a defined list of 22 independent agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the National Transportation Safety Board. This could strengthen IG independence and government oversight.

New inspector for the President's office

This bill would create an Inspector General for the Executive Office of the President. The President would need to appoint this watchdog within 90 days after enactment. This could add oversight of how the office uses money and follows rules. It would not change household taxes or benefits.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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