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Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] · D–MD
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-16 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would give inspectors general covered by two sections of federal law ten-year terms and restrict their removal to cases with cause. These are proposed changes, not evidence of enacted law. The supplied text does not define what would qualify as cause for removal.
2. 10 year term of service for Inspectors General; removal only for cause
The term of service of the Inspector General shall be ten years.
2026-09-16: Introduced in House
Section 1 would name the bill the Inspectors General Modernization Act.
This Act may be cited as the Inspectors General Modernization Act.
For inspectors general covered by section 403 of title 5, section 2 would establish ten-year terms and allow the President to remove them only for cause.
(1) in section 403— (A) in subsection (a), by inserting after the first sentence the following: The term of service of the Inspector General shall be ten years.; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking may be removed from office by the President and inserting may be removed from office by the President only for cause;
For inspectors general covered by section 415, section 2 would establish ten-year terms and insert “only for cause and” after “made” in subsection (e). The bill describes this as a removal restriction, but does not reproduce the surrounding law needed to explain precisely how that insertion would operate.
2. 10 year term of service for Inspectors General; removal only for cause
(2) in section 415— (A) in subsection (c), by inserting after the second sentence the following: The term of service of the Inspector General shall be ten years.; and (B) in subsection (e), by inserting only for cause and after made.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 5, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 16, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-05T20:05:57Z. 2026-09-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2026-09-16: Introduced in House
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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