Inspectors General Independence Act

Key Points

• Congress would block the President from nominating anyone as an Inspector General if they are a current political appointee.
• Congress would also block nominees who previously served as a political appointee under the same President.
• This aims to make Inspectors General more independent so they can investigate waste, fraud, and abuse without political pressure.
• If this became law, agencies would have a smaller pool of eligible candidates for these watchdog jobs, but the picks would be more separated from politics.