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USTR Inspector General Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1489| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2021
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (54)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
USTR Inspector General Act of 2021 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Among other responsibilities, the Inspector General shall (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the USTR, (2) recommend policies for preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in those programs, and (3) provide a means for keeping the USTR and Congress informed about problems and deficiencies in those programs and operations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4493
USTR Inspector General Act of 2020
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4493
    USTR Inspector General Act of 2020


  • April 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Executive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativeTrade agreements and negotiations

USTR Inspector General Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1489| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2021
USTR Inspector General Act of 2021 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Among other responsibilities, the Inspector General shall (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the USTR, (2) recommend policies for preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in those programs, and (3) provide a means for keeping the USTR and Congress informed about problems and deficiencies in those programs and operations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4493
USTR Inspector General Act of 2020
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4493
    USTR Inspector General Act of 2020


  • April 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (54)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Executive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativeTrade agreements and negotiations