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S. 3748: Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act

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S. 3748: Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-12-12 · Congress · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-12-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act

Plain summary

Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 to allow the transfer of the Inspectors General of the Library of Congress, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and the Government Publishing Office to another position within, or another location of, the respective entity.

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Official text

Improving the Inspector General Process for Legislative Branch Instrumentalities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 1 cosponsors

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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s3748 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115