# 119-s-1265: USTR Inspector General Act of 2025

119-s-1265, USTR Inspector General Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1265
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1265
- Congress: 119
- Title: USTR Inspector General Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates an Inspector General for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.** This bill would place the USTR under the same independent audit and oversight rules that cover other federal agencies, giving a new office power to review programs and operations, recommend anti-fraud policies, and report problems to Congress and the USTR.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Inspector General for U.S. Trade Office: benefit, low. This bill would add the Office of the United States Trade Representative to the agencies that can have an Inspector General. If enacted, the President would have 120 days after enactment to appoint that Inspector General under existing law. The new Inspector General would do independent audits and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1265 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1265)

## Related
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1265 (as of 2025-12-21).