To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide additional procedures for congressional oversight.
Latest action · Dec 10, 2009 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 10, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President to provide to the congressional intelligence committees all information necessary to assess the lawfulness, effectiveness, cost, benefit, intelligence gain, budgetary authority, and risk of an intelligence activity.
Requires information or material concerning covert actions and actions other than covert actions to be made available to each member of such committees, unless the President requests in writing that access be limited to meet extraordinary circumstances affecting vital U.S. interests. Allows the chair and ranking member of each committee to jointly determine whether and how to limit such access. Requires information or material so limited to be made fully available to each committee member at the earliest possible time, and to include the reasons for not providing prior access.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2010 to Mar 9, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Mar 9, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2009 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 10, 2009Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
- Dec 10, 2009Referred to House Rules
- Dec 10, 2009Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide additional procedures for congressional oversight.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2009Introduced in House
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