H.R.928 - Improving Government Accountability Act

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Short: Improving Government Accountability Act as introduced.
  • Short: Improving Government Accountability Act as passed house.
  • Official: To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Improving Government Accountability Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 as enacted.

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10/19/08
Good news: Federal agencies to be held more accountable

An amendment attached to the bill, HR 928, sponsored by our own Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand requires that inspectors general of federal agencies post all ...

Source: Glens Falls Post-Star, NY
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10/19/08
Treadwell’s plan to help NY; Gillibrand’s amendment for transparency

Meanwhile, President George Bush signed into law the Improving Government Accountability Act (HR 928), which included an amendement sponsored by Gillibrand ...

Source: Albany Times Union, NY
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10/13/08
Statement by the President on HR 928, the "Inspector General ...

Today I have signed into law HR 928, the "Inspector General Reform Act of 2008." The Act amends various authorities related to Federal Inspectors General. ...

Source: Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC
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09/26/08
US Congress to vote on deal

Two postponed votes have been scheduled, the first of which being HR 928 on the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, followed by HR 7081, the Berman Bill ...

Source: Business Standard, India
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10/15/07
Tom Davis’ New Government Waste Initiative

Last week, seven-termer Davis proposed an amendment to HR 928, which subsequently passed the House by a margin of 274-to-144. The Davis measure requires ...

Source: Human Events, DC
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10/06/07
How they voted

Strengthening Inspectors General (HR 928): The House on Oct. 2 passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., that amends the law governing federal ...

Source: Gary Post Tribune, IN
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10/03/07
Cooper oversight bill passes House

Cooper's "Improving the Government Accountability Act," HR 928, attempts to protect the inspectors general within every government department from political ...

Source: Dickson Herald, TN
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10/03/07
Congressman Seeks to Rein in Agency Watchdogs

"If HR 928 were presented to the president in its current form, the president's senior advisers would recommend that he veto the bill," the White House said ...

Source: CQPolitics.com
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10/03/07
Cooper oversight bill passes House

Cooper's "Improving the Government Accountability Act," HR 928, attempts to protect the inspectors general within every government department from political ...

Source: The Tennessean, TN
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