# 119-hr-9725: Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026

119-hr-9725, Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status in_committee (as of 2026-08-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9725
- As of: 2026-08-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9725
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shift Inspector General oversight duties: benefit, medium. 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 Gen…
- End the federal IG council: mixed, medium. 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 fr…
- Protect orders and update statutes: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9725 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9725)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9725 (as of 2026-08-29).