Who it affects
- Federal agency watchdogs
- Federal advisory committees
- People covered by federal government ethics laws
Passed the HouseGovernment
Updates to federal oversight and ethics laws
H.R. 4465 · House bill · Introduced July 16, 2025
This bill would update laws covering federal agency watchdogs, federal advisory committees, and government ethics to reflect later laws and make technical corrections.
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How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The bill updates federal laws covering agency watchdogs, advisory committees, and government ethics.
- It incorporates laws enacted after October 19, 2021, that changed or removed parts of those laws.
- It also makes related technical corrections.
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How South Carolina voted
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek (R-KS)
- Introduced
- July 16, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee; House Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Sept. 14, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This bill amends Chapter 4 (Inspectors General), Chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committees), and Chapter 131 (Ethics in Government) of Title 5 of the U.S. Code . The amendments (1) incorporate laws enacted after October 19, 2021, that amend or repeal provisions of those chapters, and (2) make related technical corrections.
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