Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Inspectors General Independence Act
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.
Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 15, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
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- S. 3258 (119th) Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026
- S. 289 (119th) Youth Poisoning Protection Act
- S. 1440 (119th) Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act
- S.Res. 120 (119th) A resolution recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 113th birthday and celebrating its founder, Juliette Gordon…
- S. 3373 (119th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.