United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

HR 4612 — Inspector General Access Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill removes a provision that restricted the Inspector General's ability to investigate certain allegations involving Department attorneys and modifies related structural elements in the law.

  • 5 U.S.C. § 413(b)

    and paragraph (3)

    This change allows the Inspector General to investigate allegations of misconduct without the limitations previously imposed by paragraph (3).

  • 5 U.S.C. § 413(b)

    paragraph (3)

    This removal eliminates the specific restriction on referring allegations of misconduct involving Department attorneys to the Office of Professional Responsibility.

  • 5 U.S.C. § 413(b)

    paragraph (4) → paragraph (3)

    This redesignation updates the sequencing of paragraphs after removing paragraph (3).

  • 5 U.S.C. § 413(b)

    paragraph (4) → paragraph (3)

    This change also affects references within the new paragraph (4) for consistency.

  • 5 U.S.C. § 413(d)

    , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),

    This change removes the exception, allowing all allegations of misconduct to be reported to the Inspector General.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 4612?
HR 4612 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic) and Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4612?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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