3.0.0 1794 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-05-24 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2021-10-21T14:00:02Z Referred to 2021-05-24T22:57:29Z 2021-10-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-05-24 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2021-05-24 True Government Operations and Politics Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-27T01:20:32Z IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act

This bill gives inspectors general the authority to subpoena the in-person attendance and testimony of witnesses. If a witness refuses to obey, inspectors general may seek to enforce the subpoena in U.S. district court.

Inspectors general must notify the Department of Justice seven days before issuing a subpoena.

The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall promulgate standards and provide training relating to the issuance of subpoenas, conflicts of interest, and any other matter deemed necessary to carry out this bill.

]]> IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act Display Title IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1794is/xml/BILLS-117s1794is.xml 2021-10-21 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.