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House vote: H.R. 2662 // June 29, 2021

Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021

Sponsor: CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)

Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021 This bill addresses issues regarding inspectors general (IGs). For example, if the President fails to make a formal nomination for a vacant IG position within a certain timeline, the bill requires the President to communicate to Congress the reasons for such a failure and a target date for the nomination.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

221 votes, representing 130,156,383 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 108,717,968 people42.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22150.5%
NayLost18242.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%