The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2024
S 1510 Signed into law

Sponsored by Mike Braun (R)

GAO Inspector General Parity Act

Requires the GAO Comptroller General to explain in writing before removing or moving the agency's Inspector General.

Tradeoff

Requires written reasons to Congress at least 30 days before the GAO Inspector General is removed or transferred. Only the Comptroller General may place the Inspector General on non-duty status, with a 15-day written notice rule and an exception for specific threats.

What's in it

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S. 1510, GAO Inspector General Parity Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59383 · Jul 2023

The Senate passed this by on November 16, 2023. The House passed it by on November 12, 2024. It became law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 10, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(May 10, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 17, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-88.

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Braun's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 1369 · Nov 16, 2023)

    Removes the Inspector General pay cap of $5,000 below the Comptroller General's pay, and the tie to other Government Accountability Office employees' basic pay and annual raises.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 16, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Nov 17, 2023)

  7. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Nov 19, 2024)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Nov 25, 2024)