# 119-s-1607: INSPECT Act

119-s-1607, INSPECT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1607
- 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-1607
- Congress: 119
- Title: INSPECT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates statutory Inspector General offices for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration.** The bill would add these agencies to Title 5 oversight and set clear steps and timing for appointments.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New inspectors for NIH, CDC, FDA: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would add the NIH, CDC, and FDA to the list of agencies covered by federal inspectors general. The President would have to appoint an inspector general for each agency within 1 year, following 5 U.S.C. §403(a). The appointments and the changes would be carried out using amount…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026
- 119-s-5007: SEARCH Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1607 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1607)

## Related
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-933)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3903)
- [119-s-5007: SEARCH Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5007)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1607 (as of 2025-12-21).