1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Appointment Methods for Legislative Branch Inspectors General September 28, 2021 The inspector general (IG) for the Library of Congress (LOC), Kurt Hyde, retired from his position on August 31, 2021. When an IG position be
2、comes vacant, a new appointment is made pursuant to the requirements and procedures laid out in that IGs enabling statute. For most IGs, this will be the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act; 5 U.S.C. Appx.). For some IGs, including the IG for the LOC and the four other statutory IGs in the legisla
3、tive branch, this authority is found in other statutes. Some IG appointments draw considerable attention in Congress, while other IG offices, particularly those with presidentially appointed IGs, may operate for years without a Senate-confirmed IG. Many IG appointments can occur without generating s
4、ignificant attention on either the appointee or the selection process. This Insight provides a brief introduction to IG appointments and explains the appointment procedure for the five particular legislative branch IGs. It provides background information on the appointment rule requirements for thes
