HR 2434 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013

Introduced Jun 19, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

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Latest action · Jun 19, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 19, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence: (1) to study the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors have access; (2) by December 31, 2013, to submit a report containing the results of the study and a plan for reducing the number of intelligence community contractors with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities, including analysis, by 25%; and (3) by December 31, 2014, to make such reduction.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2013 to Jul 30, 2013; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 19, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJun 19, 2013
R-TXSteve StockmanOriginalJun 19, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jun 20, 2013
R-TXLouie GohmertJun 20, 2013
R-WIThomas E. PetriJun 20, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesJun 20, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 30, 2013
D-ILRobin L. KellyJul 30, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred Jun 19, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 19, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Jun 19, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1649Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXFeb 5, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H5376Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXAug 2, 2013
HouseDebate and remarks H3975Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJun 20, 2013
HouseDebate and remarks H3371Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJun 13, 2013

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Commerce clause of the Constitution and Amendment 4 of the Constitution under the Bill of Rights.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3928.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study on the use of contractors for intelligence activities, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 19, 2013Introduced in House

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