HR 6329 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Open Source Intelligence Availability Act

Introduced Nov 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Joaquin Castro D-TX

Latest action · Nov 9, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2023.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WI	Mike Gallagher	Original	Nov 9, 2023

Committees 1

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, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House
Nov 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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: Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for The single subject of this legislation is: The purpose of the bill is regarding the US intelligence community.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 186, November 9, 2023, page H5670.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 3932	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024	Related bill	Aug 18, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To increase the availability of open-source intelligence products in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Open Source Intelligence Availability Act

Subjects

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

Armed Forces and National Security

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House

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