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HRES 265 107th Congress House Congress Armed Forces and National Security Classified defense information Congressional committees (House) Congressional employees Government Operations and Politics House Intelligence House rules and procedure Members of Congress (House) Security clearances

Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the appropriate security clearance required for viewing the information.

Introduced: October 12, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Oct 12, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from having access to classified information (including access through attendance at any briefing or other event at which classified information is presented) unless such individual meets the same security clearance and confidentiality requirements as Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence employees.
What's happening now October 12, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Bill text 1 version

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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 265: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the appropriate security clearance required for viewing the information.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-265/
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"H. Res. 265: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the appropriate security clearance required for viewing the information.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-265/.
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H. Res. 265, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-265/.
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[H. Res. 265: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the appropriate security clearance required for viewing the information.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-265/)
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