Inspector General Access Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced
Summary
Broaden Inspector General oversight of DOJ personnel investigations. The Inspector General Access Act of 2025 would rename the measure and change 5 U.S.C. 413 by removing a specific paragraph and striking an exception that limited coverage of certain allegations.
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- DOJ employees under investigation: Would face investigations governed by a reorganized section 413 after the bill deletes the former subsection (b)(3), changing how some allegations are sequenced.
- Department of Justice Office of Inspector General: Would no longer be constrained by the subsection (d) exception that referred to allegations in former paragraph (b)(3), which affects which cases the cross-reference applies to.
- Statutory cleanup and cross‑reference updates: Would renumber remaining paragraphs in subsection (b) and adjust internal cross-references so the text aligns with the deletion.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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More oversight of Justice Department cases
If enacted, this bill would remove a rule that kept some Justice Department allegations out of Inspector General review. It would let the Inspector General handle those allegations under the remaining rules. This would mainly change internal oversight of DOJ staff, not household rights or costs. It would take effect when signed into law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
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