119th Congress
S. 3687
Inspectors General Independence Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Introduced
- Jan 15, 2026
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Added later (2)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA) · Jan 29, 2026
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Aug 4, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the appointment of political appointees as Inspectors General, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jan 15, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - Jan 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate