Inspector General Vacancy Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5630
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Inspector General Vacancy Act of 2014 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide that if the President does not nominate an Inspector General within 180 days after a vacancy occurs&nbsp;in that position, the individual serving as interim Inspector General shall be deemed to be appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5630 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Murphy of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Jolly , Mr. Mulvaney , Ms. Sinema , and Mr. Peters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1976 to fill Inspector General vacancies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Vacancy Act of 2014 . 2. Amendment Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Nomination of Inspector General To fill a vacancy If the President does not nominate an Inspector General pursuant to subsection (a) within 180 days after a vacancy for the Inspector General, the individual serving as interim Inspector General shall be deemed to be appointed under such subsection, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. .