IG Act of 2025

H.R. 3735, the Integrity in Government Act of 2025 (the IG Act of 2025), would create an Office of Inspector General within the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and empower an IG to audit and investigate activities across the President’s immediate staff and EOP units. The bill requires the President to appoint the EOP Inspector General within 90 days of enactment. It also tightens protections around how Inspectors General can be removed, generally limiting removal by the President to cases of inefficiency, malfeasance, or neglect. However, it preserves a different removal framework for IGs serving in independent agencies, listing several specific independent entities where the standard is different. The bill includes a technical amendment referenced to another bill (H.R. 7326) with a transition timeline for when that amendment takes effect. Overall, the bill seeks to strengthen independence and accountability of Inspectors General, including an IG housed in the EOP to oversee White House operations and related offices.