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HR4587Referred to Committee

Independent Acting IGs Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-22
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
Democrat · TN · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (533 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001068

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

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

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-07-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-07-22

Previously

  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-22

Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow inspectors general—officials who investigate fraud and misconduct within federal agencies—to continue serving in a temporary "acting" capacity without needing Senate confirmation, rather than requiring a permanent replacement to be appointed and approved. The change would affect how federal agencies maintain oversight and accountability, potentially allowing investigations to proceed more quickly but also reducing congressional input on who leads these watchdog positions. Government workers and the public would be impacted by how effectively these temporary leaders can investigate agency problems.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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