US SB1569 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to require a review of the adequacy of existing procedures to ensure at least one employee of the personal office of each Senator serving on a committee that requires access to top secret and sensitive compartmented information may obtain the security clearances necessary for the employee to have access to such information. This bill requires the Director of Senate Security, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairperson of the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council, to: review whether procedures in effect enable one Senate employee designated by each Member of the Senate, who serves on specified Senate committees or subcommittees, to obtain security clearances necessary for access to classified national security information, including top secret and sensitive compartmentalized information, if the Senate employee meets the criteria for such clearances; and issue guidelines on establishment and implementation of new procedures if the Director, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairperson, determines current procedures are inadequate.
Title
A bill to require a review of the adequacy of existing procedures to ensure at least one employee of the personal office of each Senator serving on a committee that requires access to top secret and sensitive compartmented information may obtain the security clearances necessary for the employee to have access to such information.
Sponsors
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-06-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. |
Subjects
Congress
Congressional officers and employees
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Senate
Congressional officers and employees
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Senate
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1569/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1569/BILLS-114s1569is.pdf |