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HR 6034 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Classified Information Protection Act of 2016

Introduced: September 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Classified Information Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that the government need not prove intent to harm the United States when prosecuting a: (1) person entrusted with national defense information who permits the loss or removal of such information through gross negligence; or (2) government employee, contractor, or consultant who commits unauthorized removal and retention of classified material.

What's happening now September 27, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1
Byrne, Bradley
· Sep 28, 2016
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 20, 2016
Chaffetz, Jason
· Sep 14, 2016
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Sep 14, 2016
Gowdy, Trey
· Sep 14, 2016
Hurd, Will
· Sep 14, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6034: Classified Information Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6034/
MLA
"H.R. 6034: Classified Information Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6034/.
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H.R. 6034, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6034/.
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[H.R. 6034: Classified Information Protection Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6034/)
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