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S 1265 · in committee · significant

USTR Inspector General Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General to oversee the U.S. Trade Representative office.
  • The Inspector General will audit USTR programs, investigate misconduct, and report findings to Congress.
  • The position creates ongoing oversight with no specified cost or sunset date.

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    How would creating an independent Inspector General position change accountability for trade negotiations and enforcement that currently lack dedicated oversight?

  2. 02

    What specific misconduct or audit failures at USTR prompted the need for this permanent oversight role?

  3. 03

    Who would fund this new position, and how might those costs compare to potential savings from detecting waste in trade programs?

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Ruben Gallego

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Introduced 2025-04-02

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-02 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-04-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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