[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3735 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3735
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an Office of
Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President and to limit
the reasons for which certain Inspectors General may be removed from
office, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2025
Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Ryan,
and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an Office of
Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President and to limit
the reasons for which certain Inspectors General may be removed from
office, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity in Government Act of
2025'' or the ``IG Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTORS GENERAL REFORM.
(a) Office of Inspector General in Executive Office of the
President.--
(1) Establishment.--Section 401 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the Executive
Office of the President,'' after ``means''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the President
(with respect to the Executive Office of the
President),'' after ``means''.
(2) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint, in
accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code,
an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the
Executive Office of the President.
(b) Removal Standards.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law--
(A) except as provided in paragraph (2), each
Inspector General appointed by the President (alone or
by the President by and with the advice and consent of
Congress), including each Inspector General of an
Office of Inspector General established under section
403 of title 5, United States Code, may not be removed
from office by the President except for inefficiency,
malfeasance of office, or neglect of duty by the
Inspector General concerned; and
(B) each Inspector General of an Office of
Inspector General established under section 415 of
title 5, United States Code, may not be removed from
office by the head of the designated Federal entity
concerned except for inefficiency, malfeasance of
office, or neglect of duty by the Inspector General
concerned.
(2) Exception.--
(A) In general.--Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply to
any Inspector General of an Office of Inspector General
for an independent agency.
(B) Independent agency defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``independent agency'' includes--
(i) a designated Federal entity (as defined
in section 415(a) of title 5, United States
Code);
(ii) the Board of Veterans' Appeals;
(iii) the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board;
(iv) the Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission;
(v) the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission;
(vi) the Federal Housing Finance Agency;
(vii) the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Review Commission;
(viii) the Merit Systems Protection Board;
(ix) the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority;
(x) the National Association of Registered
Agents and Brokers;
(xi) the National Consumer Cooperative
Bank;
(xii) the National Indian Gaming
Commission;
(xiii) the National Mediation Board;
(xiv) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(xv) the National Transportation Safety
Board;
(xvi) the Office of Special Counsel;
(xvii) the Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission;
(xviii) the Financial Oversight and
Management Board for Puerto Rico;
(xix) the State Justice Institute;
(xx) the Social Security Advisory Board;
(xxi) the Surface Transportation Board; and
(xxii) the United States Institute of
Peace.
(c) Technical Amendment.--
(1) In general.--Section 3(a)(1) of H.R. 7326, as passed by
the House of Representatives on December 3, 2024, shall have
the force and effect of law.
(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect
before the amendments made by subsection (a)(1).
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