KREMLIN Act
Latest action · Nov 9, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act or the KREMLIN Act
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the political intentions of Russia, including: (1) Russian leadership intentions in pursuing military scenarios against members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, (2) Russian leadership reactions to the European Reassurance Initiative, and (3) areas of possible joint cooperation with Russia.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
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 Nov 9, 2017 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2017Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 183, November 9, 2017, page H8698.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on Russian political intentions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- KREMLIN Act
- Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Alliances
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Canada
- Conflicts and wars
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Estonia
- Europe
- Germany
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International organizations and cooperation
- Lithuania
- Middle East
- Military operations and strategy
- Poland
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Subversive activities
- Syria
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
