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Official title: To amend chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to require cooperation with Inspector General requests, and for other purposes.
Introduced October 21, 2025 by Robert Garcia · Last progress October 21, 2025
The bill strengthens Inspector General oversight and transparency by imposing deadlines and faster reporting, but it raises the risk of punitive outcomes, reputational harm, and added administrative burden for federal employees, contractors, and agencies.
Federal employees, government contractors, and taxpayers will get clearer, enforceable IG compliance deadlines and faster IG notifications to Congress, strengthening oversight and agency transparency.
Federal employees will be notified within 30 days about potential disciplinary risks, reducing ambiguity about expectations and prompting agencies to update internal policies promptly.
Federal employees and government contractors face increased risk of severe employment or contract penalties (suspension, removal, adverse contract actions) for delayed or disputed disclosures, raising the chance of job or income loss.
IG determinations can trigger notifications and potential discipline without additional procedural safeguards, exposing employees to enforcement based on contested findings and narrowing procedural protections.
Public naming in unclassified notifications can harm the reputations of employees and contractors before disputes are resolved, causing personal and professional damage.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires covered agency personnel, contractors, and grantees to comply with IG interview/document requests within 60 days and permits discipline for noncompliance, with IG reporting to Congress.
Requires covered federal agency personnel, contractors, and grant recipients to respond to Inspector General (IG) requests for interviews or documents within 60 days and authorizes administrative or contract discipline for noncompliance. Requires IGs to notify specified congressional oversight committees and agency heads within 30 days after finding noncompliance, and directs agencies to notify employees about potential disciplinary consequences within 30 days of enactment.