H.R. 928 · 110th Congress · enacted
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-409.
Latest official action 2008-10-14 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require Inspectors General (IGs) for designated federal entities to be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. (Sec. 3) Requires the President and the heads of designated federal entities to communicate to Congress in writing the reasons for removing or transferring an IG no later than 30 days before such removal or transfer. (Sec. 4) Sets the pay for presidentially appointed IGs at Executive Schedule III plus 3%. Requires IGs of designated federal entities to be classified at a grade, level, or rank designation at or above those of a majority of the senior level executives of their entity. Limits the total increase in pay to such IGs for any pay adjustments made before FY2013. Prohibits: (1) the pay of such an IG from being less than the average total compensation of the senior level executives of that entity calculated on an annual basis; or (2) the pay of specified career federal employees, not including any bonus or performance award, from being reduced as a result of being appointed to the position of Inspector General. (Sec. 5) Prohibits IGs from receiving cash awards or bonuses. (Sec. 6) Requires ea…
Congressional Research Service · 2008-10-14
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FRUIT & VEGETABLE PAC AKA FAV PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONCORDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC)$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$9,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$8,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordINTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC$8,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$8,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordGLOBAL PAYMENTS, INC. PAC (GLOBAL PAYMENTS PAC)$7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC$7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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