White House Security Clearance Accountability Act
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
White House Security Clearance Accountability Act
This bill requires the revocation or denial of security clearance for certain individuals and requires a report related to these individuals.
Specifically, the bill revokes the security clearance of an individual who is in a position in the Executive Office of the President and (1) who is under investigation by a federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government, or (2) who knowingly fails to disclose any relationship or contact with a foreign national on their security clearance form. It also prohibits the issuance or renewal of security clearance under these circumstances.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on any instance since January 20, 2017, in which an individual who is in a position in the Executive Office of the President was granted a security clearance against the recommendation of the White House Security Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or any other federal agency.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Executive Office of the President
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Personnel records
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Subversive activities
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
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