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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Emily Randall

Democrat · WA · Representative

Votes with party: 97.6% (588 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Climate & Environment$1k

Full profile: /officials/R000621

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Cosponsors (25)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-03-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-03-18

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish an independent Inspector General office within the Office of Management and Budget to investigate waste, fraud, and misconduct within that agency. The Inspector General would have the authority to audit OMB's operations, review how federal money is being spent, and report findings to Congress and the public. This change would create a new watchdog position to increase oversight and accountability of the office that manages the federal budget and coordinates government operations.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2221 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2221 To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Ms. Randall (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Norton, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Underwood, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget, 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 ``Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act''. SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) Establishment of Office.--Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph, (1) by inserting ``the Office of Management and Budget,'' after ``means''; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,'' after ``means''. (b) Special Provisions Concerning the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget.--Chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 421 the following new section (and by updating the table of contents for such chapter accordingly): ``SEC. 421A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. ``The Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters that have been specifically assigned to the Office under law.''. (c) Appointment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code. <all>

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