HR 596
101th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Armed Forces and National Security
Capital punishment
Classified defense information
Espionage
Information leaking
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Treason
To amend title 18, United States Code, to create a new Federal criminal offense of treasonous espionage, consisting of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information detrimental to the national security for profit.
Introduced: January 20, 1989
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Jan 20, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 20, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a criminal offense to disclose for financial profit any classified secret information to any foreign government (with the intention or belief that such information will be used to injure the United States or be used to the advantage of the foreign country).
Authorizes the death penalty if such disclosure severely jeopardizes the national security of the United States. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury or (upon motion of the defendant) the judge. Sets forth mitigating factors which preclude the death sentence.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1