119-hr2180

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2180 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2180

 To authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse 
 in appropriations, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 18, 2025

 Mr. Connolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 To authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse 
 in appropriations, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Keep the Watchdogs Running Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

 

Section 406

    (g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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    (4) Oversight during lapse in appropriations.--
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to 
 any other authority, during a lapse in appropriations, an 
 Inspector General may incur obligations in advance of 
 appropriations--
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        (A) for such amounts as may be necessary and at a 
 rate for operations and under the authority and 
 conditions as provided in the most recently enacted 
 appropriations Acts; and
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        (B) to perform the duties of the Office with 
 respect to any program and operation of the 
 establishment that continues during the lapse in 
 appropriations.''.
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