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119-hr-9725119th Congress

Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

In Committee

Summary

Abolish the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). This bill would reassign CIGIE's duties to the Office of Management and Budget, the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and individual agencies to create a new, agency-driven framework for inspector general oversight and coordination.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Shift Inspector General oversight duties

If enacted, many duties now done by the council would move to existing offices on the abolishment date. The Director of OMB would set workforce and coordination policies and mediate disputes involving more than one Inspector General, except for certain national security matters. The Comptroller General would set inspection standards for IG offices. OMB, OPM, IG offices, and FLETC would work together on personnel rules and training, and FLETC would run academies for IG staff.

End the federal IG council

If enacted, the bill would abolish the Council of the Inspectors General one year after enactment. Any money in the Inspectors General Council Fund would be transferred to the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers on that date. Council officers and employees would be separated from the civil service unless their jobs transfer. Personnel, property, records, and unspent funds tied to transferred duties would be made available to the agencies that receive those duties.

Protect orders and update statutes

If enacted, existing orders, permits, licenses, grants, contracts, and applications tied to transferred functions would continue and be processed as if the Act had not been passed. Lawsuits started before enactment against the council would not stop; the agency that gets the function would be added or substituted in the case. The bill would also make technical edits across statutes to replace mentions of the council with other officials and remove some consultation rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

LA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 7/20/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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