White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the following records created or maintained by the U.S. Secret Service in carrying out protective services to be made available to the public upon request:
- the name of each individual who visits the White House for the purpose of conducting business and meets with the President or an employee of the Executive Office of the President;
- the date and time each such visitor entered and left the White House; and
- the name of each individual in the White House, including the President if applicable, with whom each such visitor met.
The following records created or maintained by the Secret Service shall not be disclosed to the public:
- information relating to an individual whose visit to the White House was as a guest of the President or the President's family and entirely personal in nature;
- information that, if disclosed to the public, would cause a threat to national security interests; and
- time-sensitive information concerning particularly sensitive meetings.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the United States Secret Service to make certain White House visitor logs available to the public, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in Senate
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