CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Emily Randall (D-WA)

Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act

H.R. 2221 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 25 Democratic cosponsors · See all 25 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act," seeks to amend title 5 of the United States Code. The primary purpose is to establish an Office of Inspector General specifically for the Office of Management and Budget. Under this Act, the President would be required to appoint an individual to this position within 120 days of the bill's enactment. Additionally, the bill establishes specific jurisdictional limits for this new Inspector General.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The creation of an Inspector General increases transparency and oversight within the Office of Management and Budget.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Establishing oversight for the OMB can improve fiscal responsibility through better monitoring of budget processes.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.