HR 3846 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Transparency Act

Introduced 2023-06-06· Sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.(2023-06-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Transparency Act This bill addresses reports conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Specifically, the bill requires the OIG to submit to Congress any report finalized on or after 30 days after the enactment of this bill that substantiates a violation of specified provisions regarding prohibited personnel practices, protected communications, or retaliatory personnel actions; a violation of Presidential Personnel Directive-19 (protecting whistleblowers with access to classified information); or an allegation of misconduct, waste, fraud, abuse, or a violation of policy within DHS involving a member of the Senior Executive Service or politically appointed official of DHS. The OIG must make each report publicly available on its website, with exceptions. The bill requires the OIG's semiannual reports to include specified information regarding ongoing audits, inspections, and evaluations; significant changes since the previous semiannual report regarding the narrative description of each such audit, inspection, or evaluation; any such audit, inspection, or evaluation terminated; cer…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat