IG Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The IG Act of 2025 expands inspector-general coverage and removal protection. It amends title 5 so the Executive Office of the President is treated as an establishment for inspector-general purposes and directs the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President within 90 days. It then restricts removal of inspectors general appointed by the President, including establishment IGs, to inefficiency, malfeasance of office, or neglect of duty, with an exception for independent-agency IGs. It gives similar for-cause removal protection to inspectors general of designated federal entities, who otherwise can be removed by the head of the entity. The bill defines independent agencies by listing designated federal entities and bodies such as the Board of Veterans' Appeals, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Housing Finance Agency, National Transportation Safety Board, Office of Special Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, and United States Institute of Peace. It also provides that section 3(a)(1) of H.R. 7326 as passed by the House on December 3, 2024 has the force and effect of law.
Who Benefits and How
Executive Office of the President oversight advocates benefit from a dedicated inspector general with statutory jurisdiction. Inspectors general benefit from for-cause removal protections tied to inefficiency, malfeasance, or neglect. Congressional oversight committees benefit from stronger independent audit and investigation channels. Whistleblowers in presidential support offices benefit if a new EOP inspector general can receive complaints.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The President must appoint an Executive Office of the President inspector general within 90 days. Agency heads lose flexibility to remove designated-federal-entity inspectors general at will. Executive Office of the President staff face new audit, investigation, and compliance oversight. Independent agency leadership must operate under the bill's preserved and clarified inspector-general framework.
Key Provisions
- Creates inspector-general coverage for the Executive Office of the President.
- Requires appointment of an EOP Inspector General within 90 days.
- Limits removal of presidentially appointed inspectors general to inefficiency, malfeasance, or neglect.
- Limits removal of designated-federal-entity inspectors general on the same grounds.
- Defines covered independent agencies and gives a House-passed IG reform provision force of law.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates an Inspector General for the Executive Office of the President, requires appointment within 90 days, limits removal of presidentially appointed and designated-federal-entity inspectors general to inefficiency, malfeasance, or neglect of duty, and gives a House-passed inspector-general reform provision force of law.
Key Policy Areas
Government Oversight, Inspectors General, Executive Branch
Primary Purpose
Creates an Inspector General for the Executive Office of the President, requires appointment within 90 days, limits removal of presidentially appointed and designated-federal-entity inspectors general to inefficiency, malfeasance, or neglect of duty, and gives a House-passed inspector-general reform provision force of law.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Executive Office oversight advocates
- Inspectors general
- Congressional oversight committees
- Whistleblowers
Identified Costs
- President of the United States
- Agency heads
- Executive Office staff
- Independent agency leadership
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Sykes, …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Agency heads, Executive Office oversight advocates, Inspectors general
Executive Office staff, Whistleblowers
Positive-direction: Whistleblowers
Negative-direction: Executive Office staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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