# 119-hr-4465: To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.

119-hr-4465, To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4465
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**This package would modernize and consolidate federal rules for Inspectors General, with a strong focus on stronger oversight, clearer vacancy and removal rules, and new prison inspections and a DOJ Ombudsman.** It recasts Title 5 cross references, updates definitions, and harmonizes reporting and transparency across agencies. - Families and incarcerated people: Creates a new Bureau of Prisons inspections regime covering conditions, medical care, use of force, staffing, and programming. The Inspector General must issue inspection reports within 6 months and the Bureau must reply in 60 days. - Inspectors General and agency leaders: Tightens removal, transfer, non‑duty, and acting‑service rules. Agencies generally must notify Congress at least 30 days before removal or transfer and alternates must meet a 90‑day prior service eligibility rule. - Congress, the public, and the judiciary: Expands semiannual IG reporting and public posting rules and requires a searchable online database of judicial financial disclosures within 180 days, with filed reports posted within 90 days. *No specific federal cost estimate is provided in the sources.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- New prison inspections and DOJ Ombudsman: benefit, medium. This bill would require regular federal prison inspections and set up a Justice Department Ombudsman. The IG would inspect Bureau of Prisons facilities, announced or unannounced, and the Attorney General would ensure access to people, staff, and records. The IG would create a risk score within 18 m…
- Stronger limits on firing Inspectors General: benefit, medium. This bill would set stricter steps to remove or sideline Inspectors General. Only the President would be able to put an IG on non‑duty status, with written reasons to Congress 15 days before, or on the day only for an imminent threat. The President would have to give Congress 30 days’ written notic…
- More IG reports and faster notices: benefit, low. This bill would standardize what Inspectors General report and when. IGs would issue reports each April 30 and October 31, with dollar totals for questioned costs and other required tables. Agency heads would have 30 days to send those reports to Congress, and IGs would alert Congress if requested…
- Public website for judges’ finances: benefit, low. This bill would require a public, searchable website for judges’ financial disclosure reports. The courts’ Administrative Office would build it within 180 days after May 13, 2022. Each report would be posted within 90 days after filing, in searchable and downloadable form, with redacted details rem…
- USPS watchdog oversight would expand: benefit, low. This bill would expand the Postal Service watchdog’s reach. The USPS Inspector General would oversee all Postal Inspection Service work, and the Chief Postal Inspector would have to promptly report major actions to the IG. The same IG would also oversee the Postal Regulatory Commission, which would…
- Technical repeals with December 2024 dates: mixed, low. This bill would repeal three specific subsections in recent laws, effective December 23, 2024. It would repeal section 5203(e) of the Law Enforcement and Victim Support Act of 2024 and sections 6701(c)(1) and 6702(c)(1) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2025. One amendment would take effe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act
- 119-hr-10293: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4465 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4465)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
- [119-hr-10293: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10293)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4465 (as of 2026-09-24).