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Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] · D–WA
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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 · 2025-03-18 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.
This bill would establish an inspector general for the Office of Management and Budget. The inspector general’s oversight authority would cover only matters specifically assigned to the Office under law. The President would have to appoint someone to the position within 120 days after enactment, following an existing statutory appointment provision.
2. Inspector General for the Office of Management and Budget (a) Establishment of Office
The Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters that have been specifically assigned to the Office under law.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act.
This Act may be cited as the Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act.
To establish the position, section 2(a) would add the Office of Management and Budget and its Director to paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of section 401 of title 5. The bill does not reproduce the surrounding statutory language.
(a) Establishment of Office Section 401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph, (1) by inserting the Office of Management and Budget, after means; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after means.
Section 2(b) would add a special rule limiting the inspector general’s jurisdiction—meaning the matters the inspector general may oversee—to those specifically assigned to the Office under law.
421A. Special provisions concerning the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget The Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget shall only have jurisdiction over those matters that have been specifically assigned to the Office under law.
Section 2(c) would require the President to appoint the inspector general within 120 days after enactment, in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5. The deadline would run from enactment, not introduction.
(c) Appointment Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with section 403(a) of title 5, United States Code.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated June 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 18, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-06-04T08:08:15Z. 2025-03-18: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-03-18: Introduced in House
A closer look
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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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