# 119-hr-3735: IG Act of 2025

119-hr-3735, IG Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3735
- Congress: 119
- Title: IG Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on firing inspectors general: benefit, medium. 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 d…
- New inspector for the President's office: benefit, low. 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.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3735 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3735)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3735 (as of 2026-09-21).