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S. 1012 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

Died in committee155 words Introduced Mar 28, 2023 · Latest action Mar 28, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 28, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).

During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted appropriations act to perform its duties with respect to any programs or operations that continue during the lapse in appropriations.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Mar 28, 2023

Who lobbies on it

No lobbying filing on file names S. 1012.

Organizations that named S. 1012 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Mar 28, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Mar 28, 2023Introduced in Senate