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H.R. 2221119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 18, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act
Introduced:
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HR 2221 would require OMB, which oversees federal spending, to have its own Inspector General for the first time.
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HR 2221 would create an Inspector General specifically for the Office of Management and Budget, one of the few major federal agencies currently without one. The Inspector General would conduct audits and investigations limited to matters legally assigned to OMB. The President would have 120 days after enactment to appoint someone to the position.
Federal employees and officials at OMB would be most directly affected. Government agencies whose budgets and policies OMB manages would also fall within the scope of this added oversight.
OMB oversees the planning and management of trillions of dollars in federal spending each year, and this bill would add an independent oversight layer to that office. The new official's authority would be limited to OMB's legally assigned responsibilities and would not extend to broader parts of the government.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.