US Congress House Bill 1604 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

White House Security Clearance Accountability Act

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-03-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1604/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1604/BILLS-116hr1604ih.pdf