HR9209Referred to Committee
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community with law enforcement authority, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-09
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Republican · AR · Representative
Votes with party: 98.6% (564 recorded votes)
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Referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-09
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceReferred To · 2026-06-09
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-06-09
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would give the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community the power to conduct law enforcement investigations and take enforcement actions, similar to what other federal inspectors general can do. Currently, this office can investigate wrongdoing within intelligence agencies but lacks certain law enforcement tools, so this change would expand its ability to hold intelligence officials accountable. The measure affects how the government's intelligence agencies are overseen and monitored for misconduct.
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